How to Use self-pay in a Sentence

self-pay

adjective

• Novo Nordisk is counting on its self-pay channel to help boost sales in the US, as well as abroad.
  — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
• Most people traveling for medical tourism need to self-pay for their treatments or seek out financing.
  — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 15 May 2026
• Levy said the self-pay options would make the drugs easier to get, particularly for people whose insurance doesn’t cover them.
  — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 1 Jan. 2026
• On March 31, Novo launched a subscription plan for Wegovy's self-pay patients.
  — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
• Patients opting for self-pay will be able to get Foundayo starting at $149 for the lowest dose, Lilly said.
  — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Apr. 2026
• Eli Lilly has also slashed the price of its GLP-1 weight loss drug, Zepbound, for self-pay patients.
  — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
• Our new savings offers provide immediate impact, bringing forward greater cost savings for those who are currently without coverage or choose to self-pay.
  — Abc News, ABC News, 17 Nov. 2025
• Higher doses begin at $299 for a one‑month prescription under Foundayo's self-pay program.
  — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
• Rival Eli Lilly has also slashed the price of its GLP-1 weight loss drug, Zepbound, for self-pay patients.
  — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
• These costs will be available to self-pay patients through more than 70,000 pharmacies nationwide, as well as via home delivery and certain telehealth providers.
  — Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
• Higher doses start at $299 to $349 for a one‑month prescription under Foundayo's self-pay program.
  — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
• Novo Nordisk offers self-pay pricing through its NovoCare pharmacy, with some doses starting at $149 per month.
  — Jay Sparks, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
• Without Insurance Nutritionists and health coaches are not usually covered by insurance and will most likely be self-pay.
  — Verywell Health, 27 Oct. 2025
• Similar drugmaker discounts are available for the Wegovy pill, with monthly costs as low as $25 for insured patients and $149 for self-pay.
  — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Apr. 2026
• Drugmaker Eli Lilly said the self-pay cost for Foundayo will start at $149 per month, and the drug will begin shipping to patients April 6.
  — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Apr. 2026
• Also, the drugmaker is reducing the prices of Wegovy and Ozempic for other self-pay patients to $349 a month, down from $499 a month.
  — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
• Some hospitals and clinics offer self-pay or cash only discounts for patients who pay without insurance, skipping the paperwork and administrative fees that come with having coverage.
  — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2025
• That compares to a $349 monthly price tag for the injectable version for self-pay consumers, though new patients can receive two months of the lowest two doses for $199 each until March.
  — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
• What To Know Novo Nordisk also said in its announcement on Monday that for existing self-pay patients using the injections, costs will also be slashed.
  — Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
• Meanwhile, Sesame is an innovative self-pay healthcare with a platform that operates in all 50 states and connects patients directly with doctors without insurance as a middle-man.
  — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026
• The daily pill, available with a prescription, generally costs less than the weekly injection for self-pay patients willing to buy directly from Novo Nordisk and forgo insurance.
  — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
• Under the agreement, Hims will offer approved Ozempic and Wegovy injectables, as well as the Wegovy pill, to consumers on its platform at Novo's self-pay prices.
  — Stine Jacobsen, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
• The big box warehouse chain is partnering with Sesame and IVI RMA to offer self-pay patients expanded access and more affordable care.
  — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026
• The big-box warehouse chain is partnering with Sesame and IVI RMA to offer self-pay patients expanded access and more affordable care.
  — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026
• Costco and Sam’s Club also recently announced price reductions for self-pay customers, selling Ozempic and Wegovy for $499 a month.
  — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Nov. 2025
• The hospital had automatically applied the self-pay discount of $19,600 to Buttgereit’s bill — 20% of the total.
  — Katheryn Houghton, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
• Both the Wegovy pill and Foundayo start at $149 per month for self-pay patients at the lowest dose, compared to injectables that can exceed $1,300 per month without insurance.
  — Jay Sparks, USA Today, 6 May 2026
• Meanwhile, Sesame is an innovative self-pay health care organization with a platform that operates in all 50 states and connects patients directly with doctors, without insurance as a middle-man.
  — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026
• Meanwhile, Zepbound self-pay vials are Eli Lilly’s most popular offering and make up a third of new patients starting on any brand-name obesity drug, the company said during its earnings call on Wednesday.
  — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
• Back in February, Eli Lilly announced that self-pay patients could get Zepbound single dose vials for $499 per month through its LillyDirect platform.
  — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025