Balanced Hormone Health vs Lumen Meds
Balanced Hormone Health costs $15.01 less a month, and both sell tirzepatide.
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Balanced Hormone Health
Best for: seeing what it charges before you answer any medical questions
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Lumen Meds
Best for: coaching inside the $195.82/month rather than sold separately
Visit Lumen Meds →If you are choosing between Balanced Hormone Health and Lumen Meds, the first difference is cost: Balanced Hormone Health is $15.01 a month cheaper at the entry price. Both prescribe tirzepatide, so moving from one to the other would not change your drug. Lumen Meds leads our six-part score, 7.7 to 6.6.
Balanced Hormone Health vs Lumen Meds price
Balanced Hormone Health is the cheaper way in: $180.81 a month against $195.82 a month at Lumen Meds. That is $15.01 less each month (8% lower), or about $180.12 over a year of treatment.
Drug by drug: Tirzepatide is cheaper at Balanced Hormone Health ($180.81 a month vs $195.82 a month).
Medications and formats
Both sell tirzepatide.
On format they match: each offers compounded injections.
Where each one treats patients
Neither Balanced Hormone Health nor Lumen Meds publishes the states it serves, so enter your state at the very start of each sign-up.
Pricing
Balanced Hormone Health
Advertised as $144 a month. The seller bills $499 every 84 days, which works out at $180.81 per calendar month. The figure here is the calculated one. This is the entry rung. The published ladder rises to $849 at higher doses.
Lumen Meds
Lumen Meds advertises the first month at $0.00 and $195.82 per month ongoing. The ongoing figure is the one recorded here; the $0.00 is a first‑month promotion, not a standing rate. Lumen Meds does not publish a standing monthly price for compounded semaglutide, only the same $0.00 first month, so no semaglutide row is recorded.
What each price covers
Both prices cover the clinician visit, the medication itself and shipping.
Lumen Meds' price also covers coaching, which Balanced Hormone Health does not claim.
Balanced Hormone Health is silent on lab work and coaching.
Lumen Meds is silent on lab work.
Balanced Hormone Health
Covered by the monthly price
Medication
In the price
Clinician visits
In the price
Shipping
In the price
Lab work
Not stated
Coaching
Not stated
Lumen Meds
Covered by the monthly price
Medication
In the price
Clinician visits
In the price
Shipping
In the price
Lab work
Not stated
Coaching
In the price
Where each one scores higher
Overall, Lumen Meds scores 7.7 and Balanced Hormone Health 6.6 out of 10.
Lumen Meds is stronger on value (6.8 vs 3.0), user experience (8.0 vs 7.5) and support (8.5 vs 7.0).
Effectiveness, trust & safety and accessibility are within half a point.
Balanced Hormone Health
6.6/10
Lumen Meds
7.7/10
Value25%
Effectiveness25%
User Experience15%
Trust & Safety15%
Accessibility10%
Support10%
FDA warning letters
Neither Balanced Hormone Health nor Lumen Meds has an FDA warning letter on record with us.
Features & Coverage
| Feature | Balanced Hormone Health | Lumen Meds |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | ✓$180.81/mo | $195.82/mo |
| Features | ✓8 features | 6 features |
| States Available | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Compounded | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Brand Name | — | — |
| FSA/HSA Accepted | ✓ Yes | — |
| FDA Warning Letters | None | None |
About Balanced Hormone Health
Insurance is never billed by Balanced Hormone Health. The practice runs private-pay and hands over receipts for HSA/HRA accounts instead. HRT and BHRT are its roots, with compounded GLP-1 and GLP-1/GIP plans added on: compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide, frequently paired with B vitamins, sourced through partner pharmacies it names as Revive and Striker. A branded Zepbound option is listed too. Expect about a week for a batch to be made before it ships. Most states are reachable, though which ones drop out depends on the compounding pharmacy handling the order.
Read our full Balanced Hormone Health review →About Lumen Meds
First-month promotional pricing shows as $0, with tirzepatide settling at $195.82/month thereafter. The company incorporated in Delaware as Lumen Meds LLC, registered at 128 Sunset Blvd #1214 in New Castle, DE 19720, and carries LegitScript Approval #47534109. A program covers the doctor's visit, the drug, expedited cold shipping at no charge, conditional lab orders, lifestyle coaching and doctor support on a continuing basis.
Read our full Lumen Meds review →Pros & Cons
Balanced Hormone Health
What we like
- Shows its price before the medical questionnaire, so you can compare it without handing over health information
- The monthly price includes the medication, clinician visits and shipping
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Balanced Hormone Health
- A live video visit with a clinician is required before a prescription, which is slower than a form and is the more careful intake
Watch-outs
- Confirm it serves your state before you start the intake
- Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay, so you can check its license
- Its tirzepatide is compounded rather than FDA-approved, so it has not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
Lumen Meds
What we like
- Tirzepatide costs $195.82 a month, 22% below the $250 median for compounded tirzepatide across the sellers we compare
- Shows its price before the medical questionnaire, so you can compare it without handing over health information
- The monthly price stays the same as your dose goes up
- The monthly price includes the medication, clinician visits, shipping and coaching
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Lumen Meds
Watch-outs
- Confirm it serves your state before you start the intake
- Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay, so you can check its license
- Its tirzepatide is compounded rather than FDA-approved, so it has not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
Our Verdict
Lumen Meds wins this one, 7.7 to 6.6, above all for coaching inside the $195.82/month rather than sold separately. Balanced Hormone Health undercuts it by $15.01 a month, so if the monthly bill is what decides it, Balanced Hormone Health is the pick. Balanced Hormone Health fits better if seeing what it charges before you answer any medical questions is your priority.
Choose Balanced Hormone Health if…
You want seeing what it charges before you answer any medical questions and an opening price near $180.81 a month.
Choose Lumen Meds if…
You want coaching inside the $195.82/month rather than sold separately and an opening price near $195.82 a month.
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