Your price for Lupron Depot may depend on several factors. These include your dosage and whether you have health insurance. Financial assistance may be available to help you with the cost of Lupron Depot.

Several factors can affect the price you’ll pay for Lupron Depot. These include:

  • your treatment plan
  • your insurance coverage, if you have health insurance
  • the cost of the visit to your healthcare professional to receive doses of Lupron Depot
  • available financial assistance for Lupron Depot (see the “Financial and insurance assistance” section)

To find out your cost for Lupron Depot, talk with your doctor or insurance provider.

Lupron Depot comes only as a brand-name drug. It’s not currently available in a generic version. A generic contains an exact copy of the active drug in a brand-name medication but tends to cost less.

Why is there such a cost difference between brand-name drugs and generics?

Years of research and testing are needed to ensure that brand-name drugs are safe and effective. This testing can make the drugs expensive. The manufacturer of a brand-name drug can sell the drug exclusively for up to 20 years. After that, other drugmakers can create generic versions. This competition in the market can lead to lower costs for generics. And because generics have the same active ingredients as brand-name drugs, they don’t need to be studied again. This can also lead to lower generic costs.

If you need financial support to pay for Lupron Depot or help understanding your insurance coverage, assistance is available. For example:

How much does Lupron Depot cost without insurance?

The price you’ll pay for Lupron Depot if you don’t have insurance can vary based on several factors. But typically the cost is higher without insurance.

Other factors could affect what you pay for this drug, including:

  • your dosage
  • your treatment plan, such as 3-month administration or 6-month administration
  • whether you apply and qualify for any available savings programs

To learn the exact cost you’d pay for this medication without insurance, ask your doctor.

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What is Lupron Depot‘s cost with insurance?

If you have insurance, your cost for Lupron Depot depends on factors such as:

  • your particular plan benefits, including your drug copay amount
  • your dosage of the drug
  • your treatment plan, such as 3-month administration or 6-month administration
  • whether you apply and qualify for a cost savings program

To find out how much Lupron Depot will cost you with insurance, contact your insurance provider or doctor.

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You may want to consider the following information if you have insurance and use Lupron Depot.

If you have insurance, your insurance company may require prior authorization before it covers Lupron Depot. This means the company and your doctor will discuss the drug in regard to your treatment. The insurance company will then determine whether Lupron Depot is covered.

If a drug requires prior authorization but you start treatment without the prior approval, you could pay the full cost of the medication. You can ask your insurance company whether Lupron Depot requires prior authorization.

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