Hormones, peptides, stem cells, red light, NAD+. The modalities your favorite podcasters talk about. What they actually cost in Austin, which ones are worth it, and how to try them without getting fleeced.
If your labs show low T and you have symptoms, TRT is the best-documented therapy in this whole guide. Clinic prices vary 3x for the same protocol.
Compounded GLP-1s from a licensed pharmacy cost ~1/8th of brand. The catch: the FDA’s shortage list keeps shifting — legality depends on what month it is.
Biggest price-range in the guide — $3k at a Tijuana clinic, $28k at a Miami one, same IV bag. Austin sits in the middle. Evidence is strongest for joints; weakest for “full-body anti-aging IV.”
Used by every pro athlete you’ve heard of — but grey-market supply is full of bunk product. Price doesn’t correlate with quality. Source matters more than dose.
Medical HBOT (2.0+ ATA, hard shell) is a very different animal from the $99 spa soft-shell chamber. For TBI or wound healing, you want the real one — and the price reflects it.
The trendiest drip on the menu. IV is far more bioavailable than oral NR/NMN. Most clinics drip too fast — get the 4-hour slow drip or don’t bother.
The one modality where buying the device for home use beats every clinic on cost-per-session. A good panel pays for itself in 3 months.
The field finally caught up — post-WHI fear has faded, and bioidentical HRT is mainstream again. Compounded creams through a DPC doc are cheapest.
The cheapest modality in this whole guide — if you’re willing to buy a tub. Austin gyms will rip you off for what is functionally a chest freezer.
The boldest bet on this list. Evidence is strong in mice, suggestive in humans. If you’re going to try, $40/mo from a compounding pharmacy is all you should pay.
For peptides, hormones, and GLP-1s, a 503B outsourcing pharmacy version is traceable, legal, and typically 60–80% less than brand.
Clinics that mandate monthly labs on stable protocols are padding the bill. Once you’re dialed in, quarterly is the standard of care.
For most peptides, the 10mg vial is the same script as the 5mg — and about 40% cheaper per mg. Always ask.
A good Direct Primary Care membership ($79–$130/mo) handles labs, prescriptions, and follow-up for what a single concierge visit costs.
Red light, cold plunge, saunas — for regular home use, buying beats subscribing in under 6 months. For hyperbaric, the math flips.
Tijuana stem cell clinics are legitimate — but price + flight + hotel + time off often ties with Austin. Do the total-cost math.