Compounded tirzepatide

Blue Sky MD review

Blue Sky MD is a North Carolina medical practice, not a mail-order telehealth brand, and it prices compounded tirzepatide at $60 a week. That works out to about $261 a month. The medication comes only with enrollment in its medical weight loss program, and the program's own price isn't listed.

A real month costs$261advertised $240 +$20.89 gap
EvidenceVerified
Billing cycle1-wk
Price across dosesClimbs with the dose
Where it ships1 state
FDA warning letterNone found

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Who it suits

Good fit if

  • You live near one of its seven North Carolina offices and want weekly face-to-face coaching.
  • You'd like a practice that can bill your primary-care insurance for visits and labs.
  • You prefer a prescriber who starts tirzepatide low and raises it slowly.

Look elsewhere if

  • You want the full monthly cost in writing before your first appointment.
  • You only want the medication, since Blue Sky won't prescribe it outside the program.
  • You live outside North Carolina.

What you get

The $60 weekly figure is the self-pay price for tirzepatide, which Blue Sky lists as an in-office price and frames as a starting point. Every mention carries an asterisk. You must be enrolled in the practice's medical weight loss program to qualify for GLP-1 medication at all.

That program is the core of what you buy. It includes weekly in-person meetings with a wellness coach, checkups with a medical provider and the Blue Sky MD app for food journaling, recipes and activity tracking. Labs are part of it, and the practice retests them as you progress.

Blue Sky's tirzepatide page says it aims for the lowest effective dose rather than the maximum. It calls tirzepatide its usual first recommendation for patients focused on maximizing results. The practice was founded in 2008 by Dr. David LaMond, who is still its medical director.

How it works

  1. Start with the free online health assessment, or send the request form and a patient care coordinator will call or text you.
  2. Book a first consultation at one of the seven offices, or choose a hybrid plan that adds telehealth visits.
  3. The provider reviews your BMI and health history and decides whether tirzepatide belongs in your plan.
  4. If you're approved, Blue Sky says the prescription is ordered and sent to your address within 3 to 5 business days.
  5. You then meet your health coach and keep up weekly sessions, with the app for messages between visits.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Tirzepatide is quoted at $60 a week, and Blue Sky starts patients low to keep side effects down.
  • Blue Sky is in-network with most major primary-care plans, including Medicaid, Medicare and Blue Cross.
  • Weekly in-person sessions with a wellness coach and repeat lab work are built into the Blue Sky MD program.

Cons

  • Enrollment in the Blue Sky MD weight loss program is mandatory, and no price for it appears on the site.
  • Only patients who can reach an office in North Carolina can use it.
  • The $60 figure is an “as low as” price, and Blue Sky doesn't list what higher doses cost.

Check before you pay

The program fee
Ask for the self-pay program price in writing before you enroll. Blue Sky says it varies with your goals and asks you to text the practice to learn more.
Your insurance first
Have the office verify your benefits. Visits and labs may be billed to your primary-care plan, which can change what the program costs you.
In-office or shipped
The tirzepatide price is labeled in-office, while the steps describe a prescription sent to your address. Ask which one your weekly price covers.

Price

Blue Sky MD costs $261 a month for compounded tirzepatide. It advertises $240. The card is charged $60 every week. That is the starting dose, and it rises as your dose does.

How we got $261

The arithmeticOne month = 30.4375 days

  1. Blue Sky MD advertises

    Read on Blue Sky MD's own site

    $240.00

  2. The card is charged $60.00, not $240.00

    The advertised figure is not the amount that leaves the account.

    − $180.00

  3. And it is charged every week, not every month

    52.18 charges a year, not twelve.

    + $200.89

  4. And a charge this seller will not price

    mandatory enrollment in the Blue Sky MD medical weight loss program — the price is published nowhere on the site. It is not in the total below, so a real month costs more than the figure printed.

    not priced

A real month — at least$260.89

This total is a floor, not a price. One charge this seller requires has no published amount, so a real month costs more than the total shown.

The price above is the starting dose, and it rises as your dose does. This seller does not publish how far, so treat it as an entry price rather than what you will be paying in six months.

Where it sits, and what costs less

$86median $269$434+

177 cheaper · 49%186 dearer · 51%

The most expensive 10 sellers charge between $434 and $649 a month.

  1. Collective$86
  2. Teleios Health$99
  3. Valhalla Vitalitystarting dose$99
  4. RxPepsDirectstarting dose$100
  5. WeightRxstarting dose$125
  6. Blue Sky MD$261

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Where it says it operates

Listed in 1 state.

What else this seller sells

The same seller appears in our data for one other medication.

Each figure is a real month for that medication, and none of it is part of the compounded tirzepatide price above. How the two molecules compare at every seller that sells both: compounded tirzepatide vs compounded semaglutide.

Blue Sky MD questions

Is Blue Sky MD legit?
Yes. Blue Sky MD is a physician-led primary care and medical weight loss practice founded in 2008, with seven offices across North Carolina. It shows a LegitScript certification. Its compounded tirzepatide is not the FDA-approved Zepbound or Mounjaro.
How much is Blue Sky MD tirzepatide per month?
Tirzepatide starts at $60 a week, about $261 a month. That covers the medication only. You also pay for the required weight loss program, whose self-pay price the practice gives out by text or at the office. Its compounded semaglutide works out to about $174 a month.
Does Blue Sky MD take insurance?
Yes, for much of the care. The practice bills primary-care insurance for visits, labs and treatments where your plan allows, and says it accepts Medicaid, Medicare and Blue Cross. Self-pay is available and HSA and FSA eligible.
Can I get tirzepatide from Blue Sky MD without the program?
No. Blue Sky's FAQ says it does not prescribe weight loss medication to anyone outside its medical weight loss program.