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UK vet price index

National routine-care price benchmarks based on 36,513 checked prices across 23 tracked procedure categories.

Index edition: 2026-09-11

As of 2026-09-11, the UK vet price index covers 36,513 checked prices across 23 tracked procedure categories, with a median price shown for each routine procedure in the table below. Source: Compare Vet Pricing.

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Snapshot date
2026-09-11
Procedure categories
23
Comparable prices
36,513
Computed
11 Sept 2026

Snapshot ID: national-price-index:2026-09-11. Methodology: Vet Price Data Methodology v1. Who funds this? Independence and funding.

Median price visual summary

Standard consultation (Any pet)
£59
Microchip implantation (Any pet)
£27.5
Annual booster vaccination (Dog)
£71
Annual booster vaccination (Cat)
£72.5
Primary vaccination course (Dog)
£99
Primary vaccination course (Cat)
£100
Dog castration (Dog)
£265
Dog spay (Dog)
£357.5

National procedure benchmarks

Medians use quality-checked observations. From-prices are counted separately and excluded from medians unless they have been resolved into comparable values.

CSV export
ProcedurePetMedianMiddle 50%RangeComparable pricesFrom/range prices
Standard consultationAny pet£59£52.57 to £65£25 to £1502,6630 from / 7 range
Microchip implantationAny pet£27.5£20.35 to £35£5 to £240.892,3150 from / 2 range
Annual booster vaccinationDog£71£62 to £81£21 to £1702,6270 from / 11 range
Annual booster vaccinationCat£72.5£65 to £82£11 to £1702,5720 from / 43 range
Primary vaccination courseDog£99£85 to £115£18 to £2502,6110 from / 34 range
Primary vaccination courseCat£100£88 to £115£26 to £2502,5530 from / 63 range
Dog castrationDog£265£232 to £317.87£90 to £552.52,7510 from / 547 range
Dog spayDog£357.5£314 to £430£80 to £7602,7240 from / 558 range
Cat castrationCat£103.94£93 to £119.5£30 to £2552,7630 from / 7 range
Cat spayCat£150£130 to £170£60 to £3992,7230 from / 61 range
Emergency / OOH consultationAny pet£175£130 to £275£50 to £5009100 from / 118 range
Dental scale & polishAny pet£350£280 to £440£50 to £8606510 from / 28 range
Written prescription feeAny pet£21£20 to £25£2 to £501,1510 from / 3 range
Kennel cough vaccinationDog£52£42 to £85.5£18 to £1701,1390 from / 11 range
Repeat consultationAny pet£52£44 to £57£15 to £9,9007600 from / 1 range
Animal health certificateAny pet£225£195 to £263£20 to £4806640 from / 10 range
Nurse consultationAny pet£28.16£25 to £32.88£10 to £725140 from / 0 range
EuthanasiaDog£196.44£188.1 to £205.2£26.5 to £4004700 from / 40 range
EuthanasiaCat£188.1£182.27 to £205.2£26.5 to £3704670 from / 2 range
Anal gland expressionDog£27.6£23 to £35£3 to £2,0004480 from / 5 range
Rabbit vaccinationRabbit£74£65 to £84.03£22 to £1703960 from / 1 range
EuthanasiaAny pet£158£107 to £200£15 to £8503750 from / 57 range
Nail clippingAny pet£22£19 to £26£5 to £2403690 from / 5 range
Standard consultationDog£56.5£52 to £61£31 to £1403080 from / 0 range
Standard consultationCat£56£51 to £60£28 to £1402920 from / 0 range
Single X-rayAny pet£300£220.21 to £400.03£33.3 to £3,3002430 from / 13 range
Microchip implantationDog£30£24.75 to £32.75£9.99 to £502350 from / 2 range
Microchip implantationCat£29£22 to £32£9.99 to £502200 from / 0 range
Standard blood panelAny pet£95£75 to £164£15 to £1,4002190 from / 9 range
Dental scale & polishDog£400£275.25 to £495£125 to £7151180 from / 30 range
Dental scale & polishCat£350£240 to £435£105 to £6101050 from / 5 range
Repeat prescription feeAny pet£42£37.24 to £46£6 to £50950 from / 0 range
Emergency / OOH consultationCat£245£156 to £275£65 to £275130 from / 2 range
Emergency / OOH consultationDog£252£225.61 to £275£130 to £275120 from / 2 range
Flea and worm treatmentAny pet£20£19 to £25£6.5 to £4990 from / 0 range
Primary vaccination courseAny pet£106£95.75 to £110£78 to £11070 from / 0 range
Single X-rayCat£247.74£179.92 to £355.12£120 to £37560 from / 0 range
Single X-rayDog£281£219.79 to £434.25£180 to £47560 from / 2 range
Standard blood panelCat£120£95 to £232£90 to £23250 from / 2 range
Standard blood panelDog£104.5£91.25 to £114£80 to £11440 from / 0 range

Release calendar

The index is published as quarterly editions. Each edition freezes the then-current snapshot as a citable reference point, while the live page continues to refresh between editions. The next four editions are scheduled from the current snapshot date (2026-09-11). Dates are scheduled, not guaranteed.

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December 2026

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March 2027

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June 2027

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September 2027

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Previous editions

Frozen editions are archived at year-based URLs under this page so that citations keep pointing at the figures they cited. The current edition is listed below; archived editions are added here as they are frozen.

EditionSnapshot IDStatusLocation
2026-09-11national-price-index:2026-09-11Current editionThis page
2026 annual archiveAssigned when frozenPrepared/data/uk-vet-price-index/2026

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How to cite this index

UK Vet Price Index, 2026-09-11 edition, Compare Vet Pricing. https://comparevetpricing.co.uk/data/uk-vet-price-index

Short attribution line for charts and tables: Source: Compare Vet Pricing UK Vet Price Index (2026-09-11 edition), linked to this page where the format allows.

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Data, contact and provenance

Methodology notes

The index uses current, publishable, quality-checked price observations linked to source evidence. It is a comparison dataset, not a quote. Prices can change and may vary by pet size, clinical need, medicine, emergency status, and what is included.