Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
CoreAge Rx vs RxSpan MD
Two GLP-1 programs on the bench, scored on the same six factors. Here's how their real cost of ownership compares — and which one we'd start with.
CoreAge Rx
Anyone optimizing for real value — a transparent flat price you can model for a full year, nationwide, without a bait-and-switch.
Visit CoreAge RxRxSpan MD
Someone who wants to compare a compounded route against brand-name Zepbound or Wegovy without leaving one provider, and who will read past the twelve-month figure.
Visit RxSpan MDThe verdict
CoreAge Rx takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 94 to 83. Best value in the ranking: both molecules at one flat, all-50 price with no teaser step-ups — the lowest true cost of ownership, not the lowest teaser. RxSpan MD still earns a B — Someone who wants to compare a compounded route against brand-name Zepbound or Wegovy without leaving one provider, and who will read past the twelve-month figure.
Factor by factor
Both providers scored on our six Cost-Efficiency Index factors. The stronger side on each row is marked in teal.
Normalized Cost/Month
Price Transparency
Nationwide Access
Formulation Options
Clinical Oversight
Contract Flexibility
Pricing, coverage & formulary
The disclosed facts behind the scores. Lower price wins its row (teal).
| Spec | CoreAge Rx | RxSpan MD |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 94/100 | 83/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $99/mo | $249/mo month-to-month for the injection; $219 on three months, $199 on six and $194 on twelve |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $149/mo | $329/mo month-to-month for the injection; $309 on three months, $289 on six and $269 on twelve |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $1,188 | $2,988 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $1,788 | $3,948 |
| Coverage | All 50 states | All 50 states |
| Oral / sublingual | No | Yes |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Yes |
| Rank here | #1 | #17 |
CoreAge Rx
94/100Where the value is
- Flat all-in monthly price — no intro rate that silently triples after month one, so the modeled annual cost is the real cost
- Both compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide on one account at published prices
- Available in all 50 states — no coverage gamble
The tradeoffs
- Not the rock-bottom sticker price — 30 of the 381 priced semaglutide programs we track list a cheaper figure, though most attach a term or a step-up that CoreAge does not
- No FDA-approved brand-name option (compounded only)
RxSpan MD
83/100Where the value is
- Every product and every term carries a published price, including the brand-name lane: Zepbound and Mounjaro at $1,069, Ozempic at $1,299 and Wegovy at $1,349
- Five routes on one account — injection, oral capsule, orally dissolving tablet, microdose injection and brand — which is the broadest formulary of anything ranked here
- A physician-founded program serving all 50 states
The tradeoffs
- The storefront renders no price at all without JavaScript: the catalog is reachable, but a reader with a blocked script sees nothing
- The figure a reader is most likely to meet elsewhere, around $194, is the twelve-month per-month rate; one month of the semaglutide injection is $249
Assume any provider we list may compensate us — we may earn a commission, at no cost to you. It never changes the Cost-Efficiency Index. Pricing, states and verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last review; prices change — confirm on the provider's site. Not medical advice. See our disclosure.