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CoreAge Rx vs Yucca Health

For semaglutide, CoreAge Rx is the cheaper of the two at the first dose: $99 against $146 a month. Choose CoreAge Rx if you want the lower semaglutide price. The details, from each provider's own published prices and terms, are below.

CoreAge Rx

Higher score

Editors' 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.

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Yucca Health

Editors' Rating 70/100 · Grade C

Best for: A mom on a tight budget who wants a low, flat month-to-month price and the freedom to pause through a busy season without losing it.

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The verdict

Higher Editors' Rating: CoreAge Rx

CoreAge Rx edges out Yucca Health on the Editors' Rating, 94 to 70 (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.

Yucca Health is still a genuine option — yucca Health keeps the numbers simple: compounded semaglutide at $146 a month and tirzepatide at $258, month to month, the same at every dose, with the consultation, injection kit and two-day shipping included. Paying for six months at a time brings those down to $125 and $225 a month, and Yucca says the price you join at stays locked while you are enrolled, even as your dose climbs. For a busy mom the best feature may be the pause button: you can pause indefinitely without being charged or losing your price. Care is asynchronous, with a provider reviewing your intake within 24 hours and no video visit required, which is convenient but light on oversight. Its six-month money-back promise is real but demanding, requiring weekly weigh-ins and a log of every dose. It serves all 50 states. 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.

CoreAge Rx Yucca Health
Family-budget value9576
CoreAge
Yucca
Clinical oversight & labs9050
CoreAge
Yucca
Pricing transparency9784
CoreAge
Yucca
Fits around motherhood9472
CoreAge
Yucca
Ongoing support & titration9258
CoreAge
Yucca
Flexibility to pause or cancel9580
CoreAge
Yucca

What CoreAge Rx and Yucca Health cost

On semaglutide, CoreAge Rx charges $99 a month at every dose; Yucca Health charges $146 a month at every dose. CoreAge Rx is $47 a month cheaper at every dose, about $564 over a year.

On tirzepatide, CoreAge Rx charges $149 a month at every dose; Yucca Health charges $258 a month at every dose. CoreAge Rx is $109 a month cheaper at every dose, about $1,308 over a year.

CoreAge Rx vs Yucca Health: price, access and signup
DetailCoreAge RxYucca HealthDifference
Semaglutide, first dose$99$146CoreAge Rx $47 less
Tirzepatide, first dose$149$258CoreAge Rx $109 less
Brand-name medicationNoNo—
Included in the priceClinician consult, medication and shippingClinician consult, medication and shipping—
Price shownBefore intakeNot recorded—
Live video visitNot requiredNot recorded—
Oral optionNoNo—
Where it servesAll 50 statesAll 50 states—
Editors' Rating94/10070/100CoreAge Rx +24

What the price covers

CoreAge Rx's price includes the clinician consult, the medication and shipping. Yucca Health's price includes the clinician consult, the medication and shipping. On what is included, CoreAge Rx and Yucca Health match, so their prices buy the same pieces of care.

Where they serve and how signup works

Where they serve: CoreAge Rx, all 50 states; Yucca Health, all 50 states.

CoreAge Rx shows its price before the health questions; for Yucca Health, use the price above and confirm it at checkout. CoreAge Rx starts with an online questionnaire, no live video visit.

CoreAge Rx or Yucca Health: who each one fits

Choose CoreAge Rx if…

  • You want the lower semaglutide price: $99 a month against $146 at Yucca Health.
  • You want the lower tirzepatide price: $149 a month against $258 at Yucca Health.
  • You go by our Editors' Rating: 94/100 against Yucca Health's 70.
Our CoreAge Rx review →

Choose Yucca Health if…

  • In what both publish, Yucca Health has no clear edge over CoreAge Rx on price, access or signup; read our Yucca Health review for what it does differently.
Our Yucca Health review →

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

Yucca Health

Editors' Rating 70/100 · Grade C

What we like

  • Low, flat month-to-month prices: $146 for semaglutide, $258 for tirzepatide
  • The price stays locked while you are enrolled, even as your dose rises
  • Pause indefinitely without charges and keep your price

The caveats

  • No video visit by default; the provider reviews a written intake
  • No labs mentioned before prescribing
  • Orders are final once a prescription is issued

CoreAge Rx vs Yucca Health: quick answers

Is CoreAge Rx cheaper than Yucca Health?

On standing month-to-month prices, for semaglutide, CoreAge Rx is cheaper at the first dose ($99 vs $146 a month), and for tirzepatide, CoreAge Rx is cheaper at the first dose ($149 vs $258 a month). Promotions and prepaid plans are left out because the price you keep paying is the one that matters.

Do CoreAge Rx and Yucca Health both offer tirzepatide?

Yes. CoreAge Rx lists tirzepatide at $149 a month at every dose, and Yucca Health lists it at $258 a month at every dose.

Do I need a video visit with CoreAge Rx or Yucca Health?

CoreAge Rx starts with an online questionnaire instead. Ask Yucca Health at signup whether it needs one. Either way, a licensed clinician reviews your health history before anything is prescribed.

Do CoreAge Rx and Yucca Health serve every state?

CoreAge Rx lists all 50 states. Yucca Health lists all 50 states. Both say they cover all 50, so where you live won't decide this one.

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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