Head-to-head for moms
CoreAge Rx vs Rivas Medical Weight Loss
For semaglutide, CoreAge Rx is the cheaper of the two at the first dose: $99 against $399 a month. Choose CoreAge Rx if you want the lower semaglutide price; choose Rivas Medical Weight Loss if you want brand-name medication. The details, from each provider's own published prices and terms, are below.
CoreAge Rx
Higher scoreEditors' Rating 94/100 · Grade A
Best for: Mothers who want to know the real monthly cost before the free trial talks them into it — one flat price on semaglutide or tirzepatide, everywhere in the country, with no lock-in.
Visit CoreAge RxRivas Medical Weight Loss
Editors' Rating 55/100 · Grade C
Best for: A mother near Maryland or Virginia who wants to be seen weekly rather than shipped to monthly, and is pricing it as clinical care.
Visit Rivas Medical Weight LossThe verdict
CoreAge Rx edges out Rivas Medical Weight Loss on the Editors' Rating, 94 to 55 (A vs C). Mothers who want to know the real monthly cost before the free trial talks them into it — one flat price on semaglutide or tirzepatide, everywhere in the country, with no lock-in.
Rivas Medical Weight Loss is still a genuine option — every other seller on this page quotes a month. This one quotes a week, and the difference is enormous: $115 a week is about $500 a month, three or four times the telehealth rate. It is also a different thing entirely. That price is all-inclusive and buys a weekly in-person appointment with a provider, vitals and a weigh-in, fifty-two times a year, at one of fifteen clinics in Maryland and Virginia. Its telehealth plan is priced by the month instead: $399 for semaglutide and $599 for tirzepatide, with a monthly video visit. Weigh the six factors below against your own priorities.
Side-by-side on the six factors
Each side's six factor scores from our women's-health rubric; the higher side on each factor is marked. See the methodology.
What CoreAge Rx and Rivas Medical Weight Loss cost
On semaglutide, CoreAge Rx charges $99 a month at every dose; Rivas Medical Weight Loss charges $399 a month, rising to $500 at the higher doses. At the first dose CoreAge Rx is $300 a month cheaper; at the higher doses CoreAge Rx's lead is $401, about $4,812 over a year on the higher-dose price.
On tirzepatide, CoreAge Rx charges $149 a month at every dose; Rivas Medical Weight Loss charges $599 a month, rising to $717 at the higher doses. At the first dose CoreAge Rx is $450 a month cheaper; at the higher doses CoreAge Rx's lead is $568, about $6,816 over a year on the higher-dose price.
Only Rivas Medical Weight Loss offers brand-name medication (from $100 a month cash); CoreAge Rx sticks to compounded versions.
| Detail | CoreAge Rx | Rivas Medical Weight Loss | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semaglutide, first dose | $99 | $399 | CoreAge Rx $300 less |
| Semaglutide, higher doses | $99 | $500 | CoreAge Rx $401 less |
| Tirzepatide, first dose | $149 | $599 | CoreAge Rx $450 less |
| Tirzepatide, higher doses | $149 | $717 | CoreAge Rx $568 less |
| Brand-name medication | No | From $100 | — |
| Included in the price | Clinician consult, medication and shipping | Clinician consult, medication and lab work | — |
| Price shown | Before intake | Before intake | — |
| Live video visit | Not required | Not required | — |
| Oral option | No | No | — |
| Where it serves | All 50 states | Fifteen locations across Maryland and Virginia; telehealth in Maryland, Virginia and Florida | — |
| Editors' Rating | 94/100 | 55/100 | CoreAge Rx +39 |
What the price covers
CoreAge Rx's price includes the clinician consult, the medication and shipping. Rivas Medical Weight Loss' price includes the clinician consult, the medication and lab work. So the sticker prices cover different things: shipping at CoreAge Rx but not, or not stated, at Rivas Medical Weight Loss; lab work at Rivas Medical Weight Loss but not, or not stated, at CoreAge Rx. Add the missing pieces before you compare totals.
Where they serve and how signup works
Where they serve: CoreAge Rx, all 50 states; Rivas Medical Weight Loss, Fifteen locations across Maryland and Virginia; telehealth in Maryland, Virginia and Florida. If you live outside Rivas Medical Weight Loss' area, CoreAge Rx is the one of the two that can treat you.
CoreAge Rx and Rivas Medical Weight Loss both show the price before the health questions. Neither CoreAge Rx nor Rivas Medical Weight Loss requires a live video visit; both start with an online questionnaire.
CoreAge Rx or Rivas Medical Weight Loss: who each one fits
Choose CoreAge Rx if…
- You want the lower semaglutide price: $99 a month against $399 at Rivas Medical Weight Loss.
- You want the lower tirzepatide price: $149 a month against $599 at Rivas Medical Weight Loss.
- You want one price as the dose climbs; Rivas Medical Weight Loss' price rises at the higher doses.
- You are happy with compounded medication and want CoreAge Rx's posted price rather than Rivas Medical Weight Loss' brand-name route.
- You live somewhere Rivas Medical Weight Loss may not serve; CoreAge Rx says it covers all 50 states.
- You want shipping included in the price, which Rivas Medical Weight Loss doesn't state.
- You go by our Editors' Rating: 94/100 against Rivas Medical Weight Loss' 55.
Choose Rivas Medical Weight Loss if…
- You want brand-name medication, which CoreAge Rx doesn't offer.
- You want lab work included in the price, which CoreAge Rx doesn't state.
CoreAge Rx
Editors' Rating 94/100 · Grade A
What we like
- Flat all-in price that doesn't step up after month one — the number you sign for is the number at the full dose
- Both compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide on a single account, so a molecule switch never resets the budget
- Licensed in all 50 states — care survives a move, a deployment, or a summer at the grandparents'
The caveats
- Not the rock-bottom sticker price — a bare teaser tier elsewhere can look cheaper for exactly one month
- Compounded only; no FDA-approved brand Wegovy or Zepbound if that is what you and your clinician want
- A general metabolic program, not a dedicated women's or maternal-health clinic
Rivas Medical Weight Loss
Editors' Rating 55/100 · Grade C
What we like
- The price covers a weekly in-person visit with vitals and a weigh-in, not just the prescription
- Flat at any dose, for both molecules
- All four package discounts are exact to the cent
The caveats
- Weekly pricing conceals a monthly cost of about $500 and $717
- That is two to three times the telehealth market on this page
- The value depends on attending weekly, which is a lot of appointments
CoreAge Rx vs Rivas Medical Weight Loss: quick answers
Is CoreAge Rx cheaper than Rivas Medical Weight Loss?
On standing month-to-month prices, for semaglutide, CoreAge Rx is cheaper at the first dose ($99 vs $399 a month), and for tirzepatide, CoreAge Rx is cheaper at the first dose ($149 vs $599 a month). Promotions and prepaid plans are left out because the price you keep paying is the one that matters.
Do CoreAge Rx and Rivas Medical Weight Loss both offer tirzepatide?
Yes. CoreAge Rx lists tirzepatide at $149 a month at every dose, and Rivas Medical Weight Loss lists it at $599 a month, rising to $717 at the higher doses.
Do I need a video visit with CoreAge Rx or Rivas Medical Weight Loss?
CoreAge Rx starts with an online questionnaire instead and Rivas Medical Weight Loss starts with an online questionnaire instead. Either way, a licensed clinician reviews your health history before anything is prescribed.
Do CoreAge Rx and Rivas Medical Weight Loss serve every state?
CoreAge Rx lists all 50 states. Rivas Medical Weight Loss lists Fifteen locations across Maryland and Virginia; telehealth in Maryland, Virginia and Florida. Confirm your state with each before you pay.
We may earn a referral fee if you sign up through a link on this page, at no extra cost to you. CoreAge Rx is a featured partner, and providers we work with may appear first. Scores are our own. Pricing, states and signup details reflect each provider's own published terms; the Editors' Rating is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on each provider's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.
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