How much does Nurx cost?

Support Fee
For the following treatments: birth control, emergency contraception, HIV PrEP, herpes treatment, and all skin and hair treatments Nurx will charge a flat $3 support fee each month one or more of your orders are processed. This fee covers your unlimited, on-demand access to our customer care team as well as certain processing fees. You’ll be charged one time each month that you have an order processed, even if you have multiple orders in the same month. For more information, please see our FAQ.

Birth Control

Medical Consultation

Anyone who requests a birth control prescription will be charged a $18 consultation fee. This includes unlimited messaging with our medical team about your birth control for one year so you can request prescription changes or ask questions, any time during that period. Patients will need to complete a new annual medical consultation in order to renew a prescription. Please note that at this time, we do not submit claims to insurance for the medical consult fee. Please note that at this time, we do not submit claims to insurance for the medical consult fee.

Medication

For those with health insurance accepted by Nurx, the cost of your prescription will be covered by your insurance in most cases. Insurance companies set the copay for prescriptions and depending on your plan and the prescription, there will usually be no added copay. Please connect with your insurance company if you would like to learn more about your copay. If you do have a copay, Nurx will charge a $30 amount at checkout and it will only be charged if you have a copay. If your copay is over $30 you will receive a notification to accept or decline the higher copay.

If you choose to pay out-of-pocket or if you don’t have insurance, Nurx offers birth control brands that start at $15 per month. If you’d like a price estimate for a specific brand or type of birth control, please connect with our team at [email protected].

If you would like to order birth control through Nurx, start your order here.

Emergency Contraception

Medical Consultation

Anyone who requests a prescription for emergency contraception will be charged a $15 consultation fee. This covers your online medical consultation by a Nurx medical provider and includes unlimited messaging with our medical team about your emergency contraception request. Please note that at this time, we do not submit claims to insurance for the medical consult fee.

Medication

If you’d like a price estimate for a specific brand or type of emergency contraception, please connect with our team at [email protected].

If you would like to order emergency contraception through Nurx, start your order here.

PrEP

Medical Consultation

Anyone who requests a PrEP evaluation will be charged a $30 consultation fee. This covers your online medical consultation and review of your lab test results, and includes unlimited messaging about PrEP with our medical team so you can ask questions about your lab tests or medication any time. Patients will need to complete a new annual medical consultation in order to renew a prescription. Please note that at this time, we do not submit claims to insurance for the medical consult fee. Each time you order a new test kit and evaluation for renewal of your prescription you will be charged a $30 medical consultation fee.

Medication

Truvada for PrEP is an expensive medication, but we’re proud of the fact that 99% of Nurx PrEP patients pay $0 out-of-pocket for their medication.

Our team will bill your insurance (if you choose to use it) and help you apply for payment assistance programs. We’ll work to make testing as affordable as possible after available discounts. Our PrEP team is here to guide you. With insurance coverage: PrEP is often covered by insurance, but it’s good to make sure. Ask your insurance company whether PrEP for HIV prevention is covered under your plan, and what your copay will be for each month’s prescription. Without insurance coverage: We work with several payment assistance programs that subsidize some of the cost of PrEP – although not of lab testing.

If you’d like to learn more about how much PrEP will cost for you, please connect with our team at [email protected].

Home Test Kit

Before you begin PrEP you must get lab tests to confirm that you are HIV negative and have healthy kidneys. You’ll re-do these tests every three months after beginning PrEP. Our preferred testing option is home-based lab testing through our partner lab, which is an option in every state we are available in except for New York. We are committed to providing a convenient and cost-effective home testing option for our PrEP patients.

For those paying without insurance:

$164 for comprehensive testing, which includes all of the necessary tests to get on PrEP + extra testing for additional sexually transmitted infections (STIs); OR $94 for basic testing which includes all of the testing necessary to get on and stay on PrEP. Both prices include free shipping both ways.

For those paying with insurance:

There is no cost for the test kit itself, which includes free shipping both ways. Once your tests have been processed by our partner lab, they will bill your insurance and you will be responsible for any out-of-pocket costs including copays and deductibles associated with your plan.

PLEASE BE ADVISED: If you receive a bill, it will come directly from our lab partner. Any Explanation of Benefits from your insurance company regarding the lab services will not list us, but rather the partner lab or their affiliates.

Non-Home Testing

If you’d prefer not to do home testing you are welcome to have your labs done at a local lab such as LabCorp or Quest. Once you have submitted your request for PrEP, simply message us and tell us that you would like lab testing at the local lab you choose. Pricing at local labs is dependent on your insurance coverage. We recommend calling your insurance company in advance to confirm whether LabCorp or Quest is the in-network laboratory.

If you contact your insurance company to clarify your coverage for laboratory testing, we’d recommend asking them the following questions:

• Do I have to use an in-network lab for lab testing?
• If yes: What laboratories are covered?
• Is your partner lab covered?
• Do I have a deductible for lab testing?

If your insurance company asks, tell them these are the tests that will be ordered for PrEP: HIV 4th generation antibody/antigen test, serum creatinine, hepatitis B surface antigen (all required), and (optionally) syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia testing (rectal swab, throat swab, urine collection).

If you would like to order PrEP through Nurx, start your order here.

STI Testing

Medical Consultation

Anyone who requests an STI Home Test Kit will be charged a $30 consultation fee. The consultation fee provides patients with unlimited access to the Nurx medical team regarding their STI results. Please note that at this time, we do not submit claims to insurance for the medical consult fee.

Home Test Kits
Nurx is committed to making STI testing more affordable and accessible, regardless of whether you have health insurance.

With health insurance, each test kit costs a $30 consultation, $29.50 service fee and any applicable copays or deductibles. The consultation fee provides patients with unlimited access to the Nurx medical team regarding their STI results.

Without health insurance, Basics Covered costs $150; Healthy V costs $190, and Full Control costs $220. These prices include the kit, the lab testing, and shipping both ways. Patients will also pay a $14.50 service fee and $30 medical consultation, which includes unlimited access to a Nurx medical provider regarding their STI testing, results, and any follow-up care.

If you pay with insurance, your out-of pocket-expense will depend on whether our partner lab is in-network with your insurance and on your specific plan’s coverage. Once you’ve submitted your samples, our partner lab will then bill your insurance for the lab services – and you will only be responsible for any out of pocket costs.

*BLUECROSS PATIENTS PLEASE NOTE: BlueCross has changed their policies with our partner lab and is no longer processing patient claims in a way compatible with our telehealth platform for patients to exercise in-network benefits with the at-home testing kits. We’re sorry this changed happened. We are actively working towards a solution.
If you would like to order an STI Home Test Kit, start your order here.

HPV Testing

Consultation

Anyone who requests a home HPV test will be charged a consultation fee. This covers your online medical consultation by a Nurx medical provider and includes unlimited messaging about your HPV test with our medical team for one year — so you can ask questions at any time during that period. Please note that at this time, we do not submit claims to insurance for the medical consult fee.

Home Test Kit

For those without health insurance, you will be charged $79 for the HPV test kit and lab work.

For those with health insurance, you will be charged an initial $23 for the HPV test kit. Once your tests have been processed by our partner lab, they will bill your insurance and you will be responsible for any out-of-pocket costs (beyond the $23) including copays and deductibles associated with your plan.

PLEASE BE ADVISED: If you receive a bill, it will come directly from our lab partner. Any Explanation of Benefits from your insurance company regarding the lab services will not list us, but rather our partner lab or their affiliates.

If you would like to order an HPV Home Test Kit, start your order here.

Herpes Treatment

Medical Consultation

Anyone who requests herpes treatment will be charged a medical consultation fee. A licensed medical provider will review your health profile and (if medically appropriate) write you a prescription. The price of the medical consultation includes unlimited follow-up with the Nurx provider team for a year, so you can ask questions about herpes or your prescription. Patients will need to complete a new annual medical consultation in order to renew a prescription. Please note that at this time, we do not submit claims to insurance for the medical consult fee.

Medication

If you pay with insurance, we will bill your insurance directly for your medication and the price you pay will depend on the specifics of your plan. Because valacyclovir is a generic medication your copay (if you have one) should be quite affordable.

If you do not pay with insurance and pay directly for the medication it costs $45 for a 3-month supply of outbreak treatment (meaning you only take the medication when you experience an outbreak or feel one coming on). It costs $75 for a 3-month supply of preventive therapy (meaning that you take a pill every day to prevent outbreaks). If you have both oral and genital herpes and need outbreak treatment the price will be $60 for a 3-month supply. Prescriptions are delivered with free shipping.

To request herpes treatment from Nurx, get started here.

*A Nurx medical provider may prescribe valacyclovir with instructions to take it every day to prevent oral herpes outbreaks. This is called “suppressive” treatment and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet approved valacyclovir as a suppressive treatment for oral herpes, which means this is an “off label” use of the medication. It is legal and not uncommon for physicians to prescribe FDA-approved medications for off-label uses if they conclude that it is the ideal course of treatment for their patients. Please message your Nurx provider if you have questions about taking valacyclovir daily for oral herpes prevention.

Acne Treatment

Medical Consultation

The medical consultation to begin acne treatment costs $40, and this price covers one year of care by the Nurx medical team. It includes a medical provider evaluating your health and skin profile and creating your personalized treatment plan, writing prescriptions as appropriate, and following up with you to make sure your treatment is working. You may also message our medical team any time over the course of the year to ask questions or request prescription changes. Patients will need to complete a new annual medical consultation in order to renew a prescription. The $40 is paid when you submit your request for treatment. Please note that at this time, we do not submit claims to insurance for the medical consultation.

Medication

We will bill insurance (if you have it) for your medications, and the copay (if any) will depend on your particular plan. If you do not have insurance we offer transparent out-of-pocket pricing, which starts at $20/month for prescription topical medication and $15/month for prescription oral treatments.

To request acne treatment from Nurx, get started here.

Melasma Treatment

Medical Consultation

The medical consultation to begin melasma treatment costs $40, and this price covers one year of care by the Nurx medical team. It includes a medical provider evaluating your health and skin profile and creating your personalized treatment plan, writing prescriptions as appropriate, and following up with you to make sure your treatment is working. You may also message our medical team any time over the course of the year to ask questions or request prescription changes. Patients will need to complete a new annual medical consultation in order to renew a prescription. The $40 is paid when you submit your request for treatment. Please note that at this time, we do not submit claims to insurance for the medical consultation.

Medication

Medication prices range from $50-$90 for a three-month supply, and are not covered by insurance. Prescriptions are delivered with free shipping.

To request melasma treatment from Nurx, get started here.