Cost database

Know the price before the estimate

12 guides covering what US owners actually pay for common veterinary procedures — broken down by line item, with the insurance math that decides whether you get reimbursed.

Is insurance worth it? Emergency cost estimator

• Dog · Diagnostics

  Dog X-Ray Cost: Radiograph Prices, What They Show, and When They Are Worth It

  $150–$450 per study, 2 views
• Cats & dogs · Emergency · Emergency

  Emergency Vet Visit Cost in 2026: Exam Fees, After-Hours Rates, and What Your Bill Includes

  $150–$500 per visit, before treatment
• Cat · Routine

  Cat Spay Cost: $200–$500, and Where It Drops to $75

  $200–$500 total
• Dog · Routine

  Dog Spay Cost: $250–$700 by Size, Plus Cheap Clinic Options

  $250–$700 total
• Cat · Dental

  Cat Dental Cleaning Cost: $300–$800, and Why Extractions Change Everything

  $300–$800 cleaning with anesthesia and X-rays
• Cat · Diagnostics

  Cat Ultrasound Cost: Abdominal Scan Prices and When Your Cat Needs One

  $300–$600 per abdominal scan
• Dog · Dental

  Dog Dental Cleaning Cost in 2026: $300–$900 Before Extractions

  $300–$900 cleaning with anesthesia and X-rays
• Cat · Ongoing condition

  Cat Hyperthyroidism Treatment Cost: Pills vs Radioiodine vs Surgery

  $1,200–$2,500 one-time radioiodine (I-131) treatment
• Cat · Emergency · Emergency

  Cat Urethral Blockage Cost: Why This Emergency Runs $1,500–$3,500

  $1,500–$3,500 total, first episode
• Dog · Emergency · Emergency

  Dog Foreign Body Surgery Cost: What Removing a Swallowed Object Costs

  $2,000–$6,000 total
• Dog · Ongoing condition

  Dog Cancer Treatment Cost: Surgery, Chemotherapy, and Radiation Prices

  $3,000–$12,000 total course of treatment
• Dog · Surgery

  Dog ACL Surgery Cost in 2026: TPLO, TTA, and Repair Prices

  $3,500–$7,000 total, one knee

How to use these numbers

1. Treat the range as a planning budget, not a quote. The same procedure varies by thousands of dollars between a rural general practice and a metro specialty hospital.
2. Ask for an itemized estimate. A single total hides whether imaging, anesthesia, and rechecks are included.
3. Check the coverage line first. A $6,000 surgery that is usually covered is a very different financial event from a $500 cleaning that is usually excluded.
4. Decide on insurance while your pet is healthy. Every condition already in the medical record is excluded, so the cheapest time to enroll is before the first symptom.