Initial Visit
$200
Consultation, examination, and lab review with Dr. Lau
Metabolic Health
Medical Weight Management
You do not need another quick fix. You need a plan, and a physician who knows your name.
Start with one visit
No membership requiredNo contract
Pay for each visit as you go, or join the Weight Loss Membership at any time.
What You Pay Us
Follow Up Visit
$100
Progress review, dose adjustment, and side effect care
Body Composition Scan
$50
Fat mass, muscle mass, body water, and visceral fat, with a printed report
Medication
Not included
Insurance is pursued first. Self pay is used when coverage is denied.
Why Patients Choose This Care
- FDA approved medication only
- Every visit with Dr. Lau
- Insurance pursued before self pay
- Prior authorization and denial appeal support
- In person medical care
- Side effect prescriptions when clinically appropriate
- Optional body composition scans
How It Works
First Visit
$200. Consultation, examination, and lab review. Medication selected. Insurance coverage request and dietitian referral sent.
Every Four Weeks
$100. Follow up visits while the dose is being adjusted. Review progress, titration, and side effect care.
Once Stable
When the dose is steady, Dr. Lau may space visits farther apart.
Any Visit
Add a body composition scan for $50 and receive a printed report.
One initial visit and four follow up visits total $600. Adding a body composition scan to all five visits brings the total to $850. Medication is separate and is purchased through insurance or directly from the manufacturer.
Virtual Dietitian Referral
A referral is available for a nutrition plan that fits your medication and goals. Dietitian services are provided by an independent practice and may be billed separately.
Weight Management Medication Self Pay Price Guide
What FDA approved medications cost each month when you pay the manufacturer directly, without insurance.
Zepbound
Generic name: Tirzepatide
Manufacturer: Eli Lilly
Ordering source: LillyDirect
Weekly injection
- 2.5 mg: $299 per month
- 5 mg: $399 per month
- 7.5 mg: $449 per month when refilled within 45 days
- 10 mg: $449 per month when refilled within 45 days
- 12.5 mg: $449 per month when refilled within 45 days
- 15 mg: $449 per month when refilled within 45 days
When the medication is not refilled within 45 days, the price is $499 for 7.5 mg and $699 for 10 mg, 12.5 mg, and 15 mg.
Available as a vial with syringe or as a KwikPen. Vials are sold only through LillyDirect. The KwikPen may also be filled at retail pharmacies using the applicable Lilly self pay savings card.
Wegovy Pen
Generic name: Semaglutide
Manufacturer: Novo Nordisk
Ordering source: NovoCare Pharmacy
Weekly injection
- 0.25 mg: $349 per month
- 0.5 mg: $349 per month
- 1 mg: $349 per month
- 1.7 mg: $349 per month
- 2.4 mg: $349 per month
- 7.2 mg Wegovy HD: $399 per month
Eligible patients new to NovoCare Pharmacy pay $199 per month for their first two fills of 0.25 mg and 0.5 mg. This offer runs through December 31, 2026. After the first two fills, those doses are $349 per month.
Foundayo
Generic name: Orforglipron
Manufacturer: Eli Lilly
Ordering source: LillyDirect
Daily pill
- 0.8 mg: $149 per month
- 2.5 mg: $149 per month through December 31, 2026
- 5.5 mg: $199 per month through December 31, 2026
- 9 mg: $299 per month
- 14.5 mg: $299 per month when refilled within 45 days
- 17.2 mg: $299 per month when refilled within 45 days
The regular price for 2.5 mg is $199 per month.
The regular price for 5.5 mg is $299 per month.
When 14.5 mg or 17.2 mg is not refilled within 45 days, the price is $349 per month.
Wegovy Pill
Generic name: Semaglutide
Manufacturer: Novo Nordisk
Ordering source: NovoCare Pharmacy
Daily pill
- 1.5 mg: $149 per month
- 4 mg: $199 per month
- 9 mg: $299 per month
- 25 mg: $299 per month
One month is one bottle containing 30 tablets.
Medication Guide Information
- The manufacturers set these prices, not Balanced Essence.
- Patients pay the manufacturer pharmacy directly.
- Home delivery is free.
- A prescription is required.
- Dr. Lau reviews the patient's health history and determines whether a medication is clinically appropriate.
- Self pay prices apply only to FDA approved uses.
- Most patients begin at the lowest dose and increase over time, so monthly cost may change as the dose changes.
- One month means four weekly injections, representing 28 days, or 30 daily tablets.
- These prices do not use insurance.
- If insurance covers a medication, the patient's pharmacy cost may be lower.
- Office visits, scans, and other Balanced Essence services are billed separately.
- Prices were confirmed through LillyDirect and NovoCare on September 18, 2026.
- Manufacturers may change or end offers at any time.
- Eligibility requirements, taxes, and fees may apply.
- The guide provides general information and is not medical advice.
Medical Disclosures
- Candidacy is determined during consultation.
- Medication is prescribed only when clinically appropriate.
- Insurance coverage is determined by the patient's insurance plan and is not guaranteed.
- Medication not covered by insurance is purchased by the patient from the manufacturer pharmacy.
- Side effect prescriptions are filled through the patient's own pharmacy.
- Prices are for new patients and are subject to change.