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Yucca Health review

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.

$146/mo
Flat price · every dose
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By Margaux Ellery, Editor-in-Chiefa mother on the MetabolicMoms desk, not a treating clinician

This review draws on the provider’s public pricing, terms and disclosures. No one on this desk is your clinician.

Yucca Health at a glance

Semaglutide
$146/mo
Tirzepatide
$258/mo
Coverage
All 50 states
Brand-name
Compounded only

How we scored Yucca Health

Each score comes out of Yucca Health's published pricing, disclosures and oversight, and the six combine into the 70/100 Editors' Rating on our weighted six-factor framework. A commission never changes a provider's score.

Family-budget value76/100 · Fair

Cost is unpredictable, premium, or hides behind a plan commitment.

Clinical oversight & labs50/100 · Weak

Oversight and lab support fall short of the best we track — the review below says exactly where.

Pricing transparency84/100 · Solid

The core price is disclosed, but some conditions or add-ons aren't upfront.

Fits around motherhood72/100 · Weak

Little here is shaped around a mother's week or her life stage.

Ongoing support & titration58/100 · Weak

Support is thin once the prescription ships.

Flexibility to pause or cancel80/100 · Solid

Cancellation is workable but not frictionless.

How we verified this review

Primary source
The company's own site

Compounded semaglutide at $146 a month and tirzepatide at $258 with no commitment, the same at every dose, and lower rates on three- or six-month plans. You can pause indefinitely without losing your price.

Pricing

MedicationPricePlan
Compounded semaglutide$146Monthly, no commitment"Billed monthly · no commitment · $146 /mo". "Your price stays flat at every dose level."
Compounded semaglutide$1403-month plan"$420 billed every 3 months".
Compounded semaglutide$1256-month plan"$750 billed every 6 months"; the price Yucca advertises as locked for as long as you stay enrolled.
Compounded tirzepatide$258Monthly, no commitment"Billed monthly · no commitment · $258 /mo", flat at every dose.
Compounded tirzepatide$2483-month plan"$744 billed every 3 months".
Compounded tirzepatide$2256-month plan"$1,350 billed every 6 months".

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GLP-1 telehealth is usually HSA- and FSA-eligible, so check your own plan. Everything above comes from Yucca Health's public disclosures at last review and change often; confirm the current number on Yucca Health's own site.

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
  • Free consultation, injection kit and two-day shipping
  • A six-month money-back promise, in writing, with clear conditions
  • All 50 states

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
  • The money-back promise requires weekly weigh-ins and logging every dose within 72 hours
  • Canceling, or switching medication or billing schedule, ends your locked price
  • On pregnancy and breastfeeding, its FAQ only says to tell your clinician; there is no specific guidance

Yucca Health in short

Expect to pay around $146/month with Yucca Health, cheaper than most of the providers we've reviewed. In our scoring it does best on price transparency and worst on clinical oversight.

What Yucca Health actually costs

  • Compounded semaglutide — Monthly, no commitment: $146/mo
  • Compounded semaglutide — 3-month plan: $140/mo
  • Compounded semaglutide — 6-month plan: $125/mo
  • Compounded tirzepatide — Monthly, no commitment: $258/mo
  • Compounded tirzepatide — 3-month plan: $248/mo
  • Compounded tirzepatide — 6-month plan: $225/mo

The typical price among the providers we've reviewed is about $196/month, so Yucca Health saves you real money over a year. A full year at the regular rate comes to roughly $1,752. A prepaid plan lowers the monthly equivalent to about $125 — worth it only if you're sure you'll stay. It charges one price at every dose — stepping up doesn't change the bill.

The price covers the clinician consult, the medication, and shipping.

The medications Yucca Health prescribes

Yucca Health prescribes semaglutide and tirzepatide — the two GLP-1 medications with the strongest evidence. If insulin resistance is part of your story (PCOS, a history of gestational diabetes), tirzepatide is often the better fit, and you won't need a new provider to try it. The medication is compounded by a licensed pharmacy rather than an FDA-approved brand pen — cheaper, but not reviewed by the FDA as a finished product.

Before you start the intake

Yucca Health treats patients in all 50 states.

Similar providers

If you're weighing Yucca Health, these are priced nearby:

  • Superior Remedies — $149/mo, semaglutide and tirzepatide, same price at every dose
  • MedLeanRx — $149/mo, semaglutide and tirzepatide, brand-name pens available
  • Gala Health — $249/4 wks, semaglutide and tirzepatide, same price at every dose, brand-name pens available

Is Yucca Health right for you?

Worth a look if…

  • You're watching the family budget and need a price you can plan around.
  • You'd like the option to move to tirzepatide (or back) without changing providers.
  • You need a provider that works wherever you live.

Probably not for you if…

  • You'd only consider Wegovy or Zepbound themselves, not a compounded version.
  • You want to be able to cancel easily — read the cancellation terms in the cons first.
  • You're planning another baby and want that timing discussed before you start — compare CoreAge Rx, a featured partner.

Can you trust it?

With any compounded GLP-1, ask which licensed pharmacy fills the prescription and what exactly is in the vial. Our Editors' Rating methodology explains how we score oversight.

For mothers, pregnancy plans and breastfeeding deserve a separate clinical discussion. Weight-loss treatment is not recommended during pregnancy, while breastfeeding advice depends on the medicine and formulation. Ask your clinician to assess your treatment needs and your infant’s circumstances.

What to ask Yucca Health first

  • How do I cancel, and is there a minimum term?
  • If I get pregnant or start trying, how do I pause, and will I be charged meanwhile?

The bottom line

Yucca Health is one of the more affordable options we've reviewed, which makes it worth a place on your shortlist. If you're still choosing, compare it with CoreAge Rx, a featured partner.

The bottom line for mothers

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.

Alternatives to Yucca Health

These are partners — we may be paid if you sign up through these links. The full list has every provider we cover, partner or not.

  • CoreAge RxFeatured partner

    The one program on our list whose number still makes sense at the top of the dose. A flat, all-in monthly price on both molecules, no teaser rate to expire, and a cancel button you can actually find — the closest thing to a family-budget guarantee we've reviewed.

    Visit CoreAge Rx
  • A flat, all-dose compounded price with an easy async on-ramp and no long-term contract — held back for a mother by an ongoing rate the quiz keeps to itself and a pharmacy it never names.

    Visit yourEra
  • Real, pre-intake GLP-1 pricing on two clean pages — $249/mo tirzepatide, $149/mo for a GLP-1-plus-B12 bundle — undercut by an 'FDA-approved' claim its own body copy contradicts, and the strictest all-sales-final cancellation policy we've seen.

    Visit Peter MD

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Yucca Health, answered

What does Yucca cost?
Month to month, $146 for semaglutide and $258 for tirzepatide, at every dose, with the consultation, injection kit and two-day shipping included. Paying for three or six months at a time lowers that to $125 a month for semaglutide or $225 for tirzepatide on the six-month plan.
Can I pause instead of cancel?
Yes, and Yucca encourages it. A paused plan isn't charged, can stay paused indefinitely and keeps your price. Canceling ends the locked price, and to stop the next renewal you need to cancel at least 7 days before it.
How does the six-month money-back promise work?
If you stay on a GLP-1 injectable plan for six continuous months and lose no weight at all against your logged starting weight, Yucca refunds what you paid. You have to log every dose within 72 hours and weigh in weekly, with at least 20 of 26 weeks recorded, which is a lot to keep up with alongside small kids.
Will I see a doctor on video?
Usually not. A licensed provider reviews your online intake within 24 hours and follows up only if they need more information, after you verify your identity.

Pricing, states and verification reflect Yucca Health's public disclosures at last review; the Editors' Rating is our editorial judgment per the published methodology. This is background reading, not medical advice — GLP-1 medications are not established as safe in pregnancy or breastfeeding. See our medical disclaimer and how we're funded.

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