Vet costs by city (2026)
What common vet care costs in 18 US metro areas, using prices local practices publish on their own websites. Where there isn't enough local data, we say so and show a clearly labeled estimate instead.
Houston
Exam fee median $75 · cost index 98.6
See Houston costs →TXDallas
Exam fee median $74 · cost index 103.1
See Dallas costs →TXAustin
Exam fee median $75 · cost index 98.1
See Austin costs →AZPhoenix
Exam fee median $81 · cost index 103.3
See Phoenix costs →CALos Angeles
Exam fee median $85 · cost index 113.6
See Los Angeles costs →CASan Diego
Exam fee median $85 · cost index 111.9
See San Diego costs →ILChicago
Exam fee median $83 · cost index 103.6
See Chicago costs →NYNew York City
Exam fee median $94 · cost index 112.6
See New York City costs →GAAtlanta
Exam fee median $70 · cost index 100.1
See Atlanta costs →WASeattle
Exam fee median $93 · cost index 111.1
See Seattle costs →CODenver
Exam fee median $81 · cost index 105.8
See Denver costs →NCCharlotte
Exam fee median $75 · cost index 97.3
See Charlotte costs →TNNashville
Exam fee median $70 · cost index 96.3
See Nashville costs →ORPortland
Exam fee median $85 · cost index 105.4
See Portland costs →MNMinneapolis–St. Paul
Exam fee median $83 · cost index 104.8
See Minneapolis–St. Paul costs →MABoston
Exam fee median $92 · cost index 108.3
See Boston costs →LA · EstimateShreveport
Estimate from national data + BEA price index · cost index 84.8
See Shreveport costs →LA · EstimateMonroe
Estimate from national data + BEA price index · cost index 83.6
See Monroe costs →How we build these pages
Local medians come from PawsRx, which collects prices veterinary practices publish on their own websites and groups them by metro area. We only use an area median when at least 3 practices publish that service. Cost-of-living context comes from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis's 2024 regional price parities (via FRED). Estimates multiply a national median by that index and are always labeled.
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