Published price vs quote-only
Shed vs Yucca Health: Which One Publishes Its Price? (2026)
Shed quotes after intake vs Yucca Health $146/mo. 2026 comparison of pricing, medication and support, with 12-month totals rather than first-month offers.
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On paper, Shed and Yucca Health sell the same thing: a prescription, a vial and a delivery date. In practice they are priced and staffed on different assumptions.
Yucca Health publishes what it charges — Semaglutide $146/mo, tirzepatide $258/mo. Shed does not: Shed does not publish standard pricing; you receive a personalized quote after completing the intake assessment. That asymmetry is the comparison, because you can only price-check one of these two before handing over a medical history.
Everything here is drawn from each provider's own published pricing and program detail, then extended into six- and twelve-month totals so the two become comparable. Where a figure is not published, that is stated rather than estimated.
The short answer
- Easier to price in advance
- Yucca Health — Semaglutide $146/mo, tirzepatide $258/mo. The other side quotes after intake, so a like-for-like total is not available before you apply.
- FDA-approved medication
- Shed — The only side that can write an approved brand-name product at all — it offers name-brand FDA-approved GLP-1 and compounded GLP-1.
- Tirzepatide access
- Yucca Health — Tirzepatide at $258/mo; the other side publishes semaglutide only.
- Longest public track record
- Yucca Health — 36,958 patient reviews against 8,500.
Shed vs Yucca Health: the specification
Read the second row before the first: the advertised price and the price you actually run at are frequently different numbers.
| Shed | Yucca Health | |
|---|---|---|
| Advertised price | 10% off the first month, price quoted after intake | Semaglutide $146/mo, tirzepatide $258/mo |
| Rate after promotions | not published before intake | $146/mo |
| Pricing structure | Quoted only after intake | Price locked for the life of the plan |
| Medication | Name-brand FDA-approved GLP-1 and compounded GLP-1 | Compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide |
| Price transparency | Quote only, after intake | Published upfront |
| Support model | Coaching built into the plan | No coaching program stated |
| Tirzepatide | Not published | $258/mo |
| Payment options | Card only, no financing published | Klarna, Afterpay and Affirm |
| Shipping | Home delivery after clinician review | UPS 2-Day Air from a licensed U.S. compounding pharmacy |
| Patient reviews | 8,500 | 36,958 |
| eRxDoctor score | 9.9/10 | 9.5/10 |
What you will have spent by month twelve
Almost every complaint about telehealth GLP-1 pricing traces back to comparing month one instead of month twelve. Below, both are carried out to six and twelve months so the comparison holds at the point it matters.
| Shed | Yucca Health | |
|---|---|---|
| First month | Not published | $146 |
| Months 2 onward | Not published | $146/mo |
| 6-month total | Not computable | $876 |
| 12-month total | Not computable | $1,752 |
| Best published plan | No multi-month discount published | 6-month semaglutide plan at $875 — $1,752/yr |
A like-for-like annual total is not available for Shed: Shed does not publish standard pricing; you receive a personalized quote after completing the intake assessment. Treat any comparison that quotes one as an estimate someone else has made for you.
What you know before you hand over a medical history
Yucca Health publishes Semaglutide $146/mo, tirzepatide $258/mo before intake. That is the baseline condition for comparing two programs at all.
Shed withholds the figure until 2-minute approval assessment is complete — Shed does not publish standard pricing; you receive a personalized quote after completing the intake assessment. Whatever the reason, it moves the price conversation to after your commitment rather than before it.
Treat Shed's quote as the start of the comparison rather than the end of it, and check specifically what happens to the number at higher doses.
A closer look at Shed
Shed offers both name-brand and compounded GLP-1 weight loss medications with integrated coaching, a 2-minute approval assessment, and 10% off your first month. In this pairing, its distinguishing feature is one of the few platforms that will write either a name-brand or a compounded GLP-1, with coaching bundled into the plan rather than sold beside it.
From signup to first shipment: 2-minute approval assessment, then home delivery after clinician review. Billing follows a quoted only after intake structure.
What continues after the first shipment: continuous coaching built into every treatment plan. Formulary: name-brand FDA-approved GLP-1 and compounded GLP-1.
Shed pros
- Flexibility to choose medication type based on budget and needs
- 10% off your first month for new patients
- Fast 2-minute approval assessment
- Continuous coaching is integrated into treatment, not just a prescription
Shed cons
- Name-brand options carry significantly higher costs than compounded alternatives
- Standard pricing is not published, you receive a personalized quote after intake
- Coaching-bundled model can cost more than bare-prescription platforms
Set beside Yucca Health, the thing to weigh: you cannot know what you will pay until you have finished the intake.
How Yucca Health works
Yucca Health (TryYucca) review 2026: personalized compounded semaglutide from $146/month and tirzepatide from $258/month. Fast 24-hr approval, UPS 2-Day Air, Klarna/Affirm/Afterpay accepted. What it is really selling here is a price lock at $146 plus three buy-now-pay-later options, which is unusual at the bottom of the market.
Practically: approval within 24 hours, UPS 2-Day Air from a licensed U.S. compounding pharmacy, and a pricing model that is price locked for the life of the plan.
On the clinical side, personalized treatment plans from board-certified providers, prescribing compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide.
Yucca Health pros
- Personalized treatment plans based on your health history and weight loss goals
- Fast 24-hour approval with fully online intake, no clinic visits required
- UPS 2-Day Air shipping on most orders from a licensed U.S. compounding pharmacy
- 6-month semaglutide plan at $875 locks in the best per-month rate
Yucca Health cons
- Cancellation terms for multi-month plans should be confirmed before purchase
- No weight loss warranty or outcome guarantee
- Does not accept health insurance
Against Shed specifically, the trade you are making: no branded medication, no insurance billing and no outcome guarantee.
Which one fits which patient
Choose Shed if:
- the level of clinical contact suits you: continuous coaching built into every treatment plan
- the feature you would actually use: one of the few platforms that will write either a name-brand or a compounded GLP-1, with coaching bundled into the plan rather than sold beside it
- you want continuous coaching built into every treatment plan rather than a prescription alone
- you want an FDA-approved finished medication rather than a compounded preparation
Choose Yucca Health if:
- delivery works the way you want it to: UPS 2-Day Air from a licensed U.S. compounding pharmacy
- you want to start on their timeline: approval within 24 hours
- the level of clinical contact suits you: personalized treatment plans from board-certified providers
- you would rather use the platform with the longer public record (36,958 reviews)
The compromises on both sides
On price. Only Yucca Health publishes a rate you can plan against (Semaglutide $146/mo, tirzepatide $258/mo). The other quotes after intake, which is a cost of a different kind: you cannot budget the year in advance.
On medication. Shed covers name-brand FDA-approved GLP-1 and compounded GLP-1; Yucca Health covers compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide. Only Yucca Health publishes a tirzepatide route, which matters if semaglutide underdelivers.
On clinical contact. Shed provides continuous coaching built into every treatment plan. Yucca Health provides personalized treatment plans from board-certified providers. Both are asynchronous-first services and neither replaces a physician who can examine you.
On predictability. The pricing structures differ (quoted only after intake versus price locked for the life of the plan), and structure, not headline rate, determines the twelve-month bill.
What the evidence actually says
The efficacy data people cite when comparing these platforms is not platform data. It comes from trials of the underlying medication, and it applies to both.
SURMOUNT-4 found that continuing tirzepatide maintained and extended weight reduction, while withdrawing it led to substantial regain, per JAMA, SURMOUNT-4.
The SELECT trial found semaglutide reduced major adverse cardiovascular events in adults with overweight or obesity and established cardiovascular disease, without diabetes, per NEJM, SELECT.
Use it as the floor for the conversation with whichever prescriber you end up with, rather than as a reason to pick one platform over the other.
Shed vs Yucca Health: common questions
Do Shed or Yucca Health take insurance?
Both run on a direct-pay basis: you pay the platform and it does not bill your insurer. Neither publishes HSA/FSA acceptance, so budget the full amount as out-of-pocket spending.
How fast can I start with Shed compared with Yucca Health?
Shed advertises 2-minute approval assessment, with home delivery after clinician review. Yucca Health advertises approval within 24 hours, with UPS 2-Day Air from a licensed U.S. compounding pharmacy. Both are subject to clinician review and to whether your state and health history clear, so treat the advertised timeline as a best case rather than a commitment.
Is Shed or Yucca Health better for a first GLP-1 prescription?
If this is your first GLP-1, the question is who answers when nausea arrives on day nine. Shed publishes continuous coaching built into every treatment plan, which is the more useful thing to buy at the start.
Can I switch from Shed to Yucca Health later?
You can, and people do — usually when an introductory price expires. Budget for a repeat intake and a short overlap in supply, and confirm what happens to any unused portion of a multi-month plan before you cancel it.
Does Shed or Yucca Health offer tirzepatide?
Yucca Health does, at $258/mo. Shed publishes name-brand FDA-approved GLP-1 and compounded GLP-1 only, so moving to tirzepatide would mean moving provider — a new intake, a new price, and the loss of any rate you had locked in.
The verdict
Neither of these two publishes enough for a clean cost verdict, which is itself the finding. Shed leads on one of the few platforms that will write either a name-brand or a compounded GLP-1, with coaching bundled into the plan rather than sold beside it; Yucca Health leads on a price lock at $146 plus three buy-now-pay-later options, which is unusual at the bottom of the market.
Before choosing either, get the maintenance-dose price in writing. Without it, any comparison — including this one — is working with half the information.
Both platforms are legitimate routes to a GLP-1 prescription. The decision is commercial, and it should be made with the twelve-month figure in front of you rather than the first-month one.
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Pricing reflects what each provider published as of the sync date above and changes frequently; confirm the current rate, and the rate at your maintenance dose, before you pay. Six- and twelve-month totals are calculated from those published rates and exclude anything a provider bills separately.
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