518 Medspa
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What is 518 Medspa?
518 Medspa is a cash-pay clinic in Albany, New York, focused mainly on hormone therapy. It also offers medical aesthetics, medical weight loss and vitamin therapy. It says it serves the greater Capital District, including Schenectady, Latham and Clifton Park. Its hormone pages cover bioidentical hormone replacement therapy for women and men, with estrogen, progesterone and testosterone among the hormones it names.
The home page describes its care as nurse practitioner-led, but no prescriber is named anywhere on the site. The office is at 1853 Western Ave. in Albany, NY 12203, on Route 20 just west of Crossgates Mall, and it is listed under Purity Salon. Telehealth is available. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, with Saturdays by appointment. Its Google listing shows 5 stars from 29 reviews.
The weight loss section carries a notice that, after the FDA removed semaglutide and tirzepatide from its shortage list, the compounding pharmacies the clinic works with can no longer make compounded versions of those two drugs. It asks patients to call about alternatives and about when GLP-1 medications will be available again. The same section still describes a GLP-1 program, so ask which version applies today.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices. In its own words: "No surprise pricing." Yet no figure appears anywhere, so ask for every number before you book. The only cost it states is a free 15-minute phone consultation to start. It does not say whether insurance is accepted, whether HSA or financing is available, or whether a monthly weight loss membership includes medication. Lab work is recommended in most cases, and no lab cost is given. Cancellation terms for the membership are not stated.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask who will sign your prescriptions and what their credentials are. Ask whether the weight loss membership fee includes medication, and whether that medication is brand-name or compounded. Ask which GLP-1 options are available now and what the alternatives are. Ask what the membership costs each month, how lab work and follow-up visits are billed, and how you cancel. For hormone therapy, ask what the labs cost and how often they are repeated. Ask whether they can treat you by telehealth where you live, since no states are listed. The men's hormone page says medications are delivered to your home, so ask who fills and bills them.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want hormone therapy or aesthetic treatment in the Albany area and you are comfortable confirming weight loss options by phone before you commit. If your main goal is a GLP-1 prescription, call first and get the current answer before you book.
Sources: 518medspa.com, 518medspa.com/medical-weight-loss, 518medspa.com/hormone-optimization, 518medspa.com/weight-loss-2, 518medspa.com/hrt-men
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off 518 Medspa’s own website on 2026-10-14. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “At 518 Medspa, we offer medically guided weight loss plans that address the root causes—hormones, metabolism, lifestyle, and overall health—so results are realistic and sustainable.” source
- ✓Hormone therapy — listed on their site as “Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy for Women and Men” source
We have not yet collected published prices or prescriber credentials for this clinic. When we do, they will appear here with a link to the page they came from — or a note saying the clinic publishes none, which is itself worth knowing. Call them for a price in the meantime.
Hours
Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm, Saturday by appointment.