We have spent a lot of these reviews warning about unpriced lab requirements — the $450 minimums and the “bloodwork not included” footnotes. PRIME quotes $149 for a visit with comprehensive bloodwork in it. That is the cheapest lab-inclusive front door we have found, and it comes attached to the strictest intake requirement in the category.
$149 That Includes the Bloodwork
Three consultation tiers are published: weight management at $149 with bloodwork, hormone therapy at $99 with bloodwork, and a comprehensive tier at $349 with expanded testing. The weight-management panel is described as covering overall health, vitamins and thyroid.
Compare that with the lab-led practices we have reviewed. Marek Health charges $299 for a consultation package and requires a stated $450 minimum lab purchase on top — $749 before any medication. Red Mountain states plainly that labs are “not included and not waived” without saying what they cost. PRIME puts a visit and a panel together for $149.
Thyroid testing in particular belongs in a weight workup. Hypothyroidism causes weight gain and fatigue that can look like a simple weight problem, and it is treated with thyroid hormone rather than a GLP-1. A practice that screens for it before prescribing is doing something that a two-minute questionnaire cannot, and the large part of this market that orders no labs at all would never find it.
Bundling the bloodwork into a single published figure also removes the most common hidden cost in this category. You know the number before you book.
An In-Person Physical, in All 50 States
PRIME states that “LabCorp Blood Work & In-person Physical Required”. It also states “telehealth access available in all 50 states through our LabCorp partnership”, from clinics in Chicago and Tampa Bay.
Requiring a physical examination is, on its own, the most rigorous intake gate we have encountered in GLP-1 telehealth. Essentially no competitor asks for one — the entire model of the category is built on avoiding it. Blood pressure, heart and abdominal examination and an actual look at the patient are things a video call approximates poorly, and a service insisting on them is holding a higher standard than the market norm.
The two statements are hard to reconcile as written. A LabCorp partnership explains nationwide blood draws — LabCorp has collection sites across the country. It does not obviously explain a nationwide physical examination, which needs a clinician in a room with you, and PRIME has two clinics.
There are plausible innocent readings. The physical requirement may apply only to patients near the clinics, with remote patients handled differently. It may be satisfied by a record from your own physician. Or the requirement may be waived for telehealth patients in practice. We cannot tell from what is published, and the site does not distinguish.
This is worth resolving before you pay, because the answer determines what you are buying. If a physical is genuinely required and you are in Arizona, ask who performs it and where. If it is not required for remote patients, then the rigorous-intake advantage does not apply to you, and PRIME is a $149 visit with labs — still good value, but a different proposition.
It Cites the Head-to-Head
The site notes that research found tirzepatide was associated with significantly greater weight loss than semaglutide.
This is accurate and unusually specific. Most providers list both molecules as if interchangeable and let the patient assume they are equivalent; in the registration trials semaglutide produced roughly 15% mean weight loss and tirzepatide roughly 21%, and head-to-head evidence has favoured tirzepatide. A practice telling you that one of its products outperforms the other — including when the other is presumably cheaper — is volunteering information against its own upsell logic in at least one direction.
It is also the right frame for a patient decision. The molecule matters more than almost anything else about a GLP-1 purchase, and providers who obscure it — like the ones we found selling “GLP-1” and “GLP-1+” — make that decision impossible. PRIME names both and ranks them.
Medication is dispensed through licensed 503A or 503B compounding pharmacies. Naming the regulatory category is more than most offer, though the pharmacies themselves are not named. Our compounded versus brand-name guide covers what the distinction means.
“No Hidden Fees” and an Unpublished Recurring Cost
The phrase “No hidden fees. No contracts.” is repeated across every tier. The no-contracts half is straightforwardly good — there is no minimum term, which matters given how many people stop a GLP-1 in the first months.
The no-hidden-fees half sits oddly next to the fact that ongoing medication cost is not published anywhere. The consultation is priced, the labs are inside it, and the drug — the recurring expense that dominates the total over any real course of treatment — is not. A fee you cannot find out before committing to a $149 visit is not hidden in the sense of being sprung on you later, but it is not disclosed either.
No BMI or eligibility criterion is published, and no insurance or HSA/FSA position is stated. Ask for the monthly medication price at the same time as booking.
Provider Facts
| Medications offered | Compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide, with the site noting research favouring tirzepatide for weight loss |
|---|---|
| Brand-name or compounded | Compounded, dispensed through licensed 503A or 503B compounding pharmacies; individual pharmacies not named |
| Consultation process | Weight management $149 with bloodwork, hormone therapy $99 with bloodwork, or a comprehensive tier at $349 with expanded testing |
| Eligibility | Not published - no BMI threshold stated |
| Provider involvement | Physician-supervised, with a one-on-one initial visit |
| Lab requirements | Included in the consultation price - LabCorp bloodwork covering overall health, vitamins and thyroid on the weight-management tier |
| Pharmacy fulfillment | Licensed 503A or 503B compounding pharmacies; not individually named |
| Shipping frequency | Not published |
| Support services | One-on-one visits with lab-guided, hormone-informed treatment planning |
| Membership fees | None stated - programme costs described as starting at $149 |
| Medication fees | Not published - ongoing medication cost does not appear on the site |
| Cancellation policy | Stated as no contracts |
| Refund policy | Not published |
| Insurance | Not published |
| HSA/FSA | Not published |
| Availability | Clinics in Chicago, Illinois and the Tampa Bay area, Florida, with telehealth access stated in all 50 states via a LabCorp partnership; an in-person physical is also stated as required |
Pros and Cons
Pros
- $149 buys a visit with comprehensive bloodwork included — the cheapest lab-inclusive intake we have found
- Thyroid screening before prescribing, which can change the diagnosis entirely
- Requires an in-person physical, which essentially no GLP-1 telehealth service does
- Names both molecules and cites evidence that tirzepatide outperforms semaglutide
- Specifies 503A or 503B pharmacy categories
- No contracts or minimum term
- Two named clinic addresses plus stated nationwide telehealth
Cons
- Ongoing medication cost is not published anywhere
- “No hidden fees” sits awkwardly beside an undisclosed recurring charge
- An in-person physical requirement is hard to square with 50-state telehealth from two clinics
- The site does not say how remote patients satisfy the physical requirement
- No BMI or eligibility criteria published
- No insurance, HSA/FSA or refund detail
- Compounding pharmacies named only by category
Who It May Be Best For
A strong fit if you are near Chicago or Tampa Bay and want a proper workup — labs and a physical examination — before anyone writes a prescription. At $149 including bloodwork, that is the best-value serious intake in our review set.
Especially if you suspect something other than simple weight gain. Thyroid and vitamin testing at the front door can redirect treatment entirely, and cheaper services that skip labs would never surface it.
Ask two questions before booking if you are remote: how the in-person physical requirement applies to you and who performs it, and what the medication costs per month. The first determines whether the rigour is real for you; the second determines whether the whole thing is affordable.
Alternatives
Hone Health runs a lab-led model with a $65 panel and every drug priced. Marek Health is the expensive version of the same idea. Genesis Lifestyle Medicine publishes an actual BMI criterion. Our best online GLP-1 providers page ranks the field.
Limitations of This Review
Based on PRIME Medical Group’s own published materials at primemedicalhrt.com, checked on 6 September 2026. Consultation prices are as published; we did not book a visit and cannot confirm what the bundled panel contains in practice. We report the tension between the in-person physical requirement and the 50-state telehealth claim as a question to raise rather than an inconsistency we have established — there are plausible readings under which both are true. Anything marked not published means we could not find it, and medication pricing in particular is likely given at consultation. Trial figures for semaglutide and tirzepatide come from the published literature. Nothing here is medical advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are labs really included in the $149?
That is what the site states — a weight-management visit at $149 with bloodwork covering overall health, vitamins and thyroid. It is the cheapest lab-inclusive intake we have found; comparable lab-led practices charge several hundred dollars in prerequisites.
Do I really need an in-person physical?
The site says LabCorp bloodwork and an in-person physical are required, while also offering telehealth in all 50 states from two clinics. How those fit together is not explained, so ask directly how the requirement applies to remote patients.
What does the medication cost?
Not published. Consultations are priced from $149 and the site states no hidden fees and no contracts, but the recurring medication cost does not appear. Ask for it before booking.
Semaglutide or tirzepatide?
PRIME offers both and notes research finding tirzepatide produced significantly greater weight loss. In their registration trials semaglutide produced roughly 15% mean loss and tirzepatide roughly 21%. Which is right for you is a clinical decision.
Verdict
3.4 / 5 — $149 weight-management visit with bloodwork included
The best-value serious intake we have reviewed — a real visit, real labs, thyroid screening and a stated physical examination requirement, for less than most competitors charge for the consultation alone. Undercut by never publishing what the medication costs.
The point worth carrying beyond this provider: an intake that includes bloodwork at a published price is worth more than a cheaper one that skips it. The screening can change the diagnosis — an underactive thyroid is treated with thyroid hormone, not a GLP-1 — and a service that never looks will never find it.
Medical Disclaimer & Review Date
This review is general consumer information, not medical advice. GLP-1 medications are prescription drugs with serious contraindications, and whether any treatment is appropriate for you is a decision only a licensed healthcare provider who knows your medical history can make. Nothing here should be used to start, stop, or change a medication.
Details in this review come from PRIME Medical Group's own published materials as of the date below. Pricing, medication availability, state coverage, and policies in this category change frequently — verify current terms directly with the provider before purchasing.
Date reviewed: September 6, 2026