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UK vet price index

National routine-care price benchmarks based on 28,081 checked prices across 21 tracked procedure categories.

Index edition: 2026-05-10

As of 2026-05-10, the UK vet price index covers 28,081 checked prices across 21 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
2026-05-10
Procedure categories
21
Comparable prices
28,081
Computed
10 May 2026

Snapshot ID: national-price-index:2026-05-10. Methodology: campaign-2-public-data-v1. Who funds this? Independence and funding.

Median price visual summary

Standard consultation (Any pet)
£59
Microchip implantation (Any pet)
£28
Annual booster vaccination (Dog)
£72.46
Annual booster vaccination (Cat)
£73.8
Primary vaccination course (Dog)
£99
Primary vaccination course (Cat)
£102
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£52.8 to £65£0 to £1502,6560 from / 12 range
Microchip implantationAny pet£28£20.35 to £36£5 to £178.612,1180 from / 1 range
Annual booster vaccinationDog£72.46£62 to £81£21 to £1502,1840 from / 11 range
Annual booster vaccinationCat£73.8£65 to £82£16 to £1652,1280 from / 49 range
Primary vaccination courseDog£99£85 to £116.07£5 to £1802,2200 from / 34 range
Primary vaccination courseCat£102£89.25 to £117.3£26 to £1932,1790 from / 64 range
Dog castrationDog£265£230.32 to £317.63£27 to £552.52,5600 from / 529 range
Dog spayDog£357.5£313.96 to £435£3 to £7602,5390 from / 543 range
Cat castrationCat£103£93 to £119£10 to £3902,5730 from / 5 range
Cat spayCat£150£130 to £169.5£1 to £4152,5370 from / 62 range
Emergency / OOH consultationAny pet£185£130 to £283.2£0 to £9308160 from / 128 range
Dental scale & polishAny pet£314.61£201.25 to £435£6.41 to £8604900 from / 14 range
EuthanasiaDog£196.44£188.1 to £205.2£26.5 to £4004670 from / 39 range
EuthanasiaCat£188.1£182.4 to £205.2£26.5 to £3704640 from / 2 range
Standard consultationDog£56.25£52 to £60.13£31 to £1403000 from / 0 range
EuthanasiaAny pet£138£103.01 to £189.7£15 to £8502920 from / 47 range
Standard consultationCat£56£51 to £60£28 to £1402840 from / 0 range
Microchip implantationDog£30£25 to £32.75£9.99 to £502310 from / 2 range
Microchip implantationCat£29£22 to £32£9.99 to £502150 from / 0 range
Standard blood panelAny pet£95£75.9 to £146.25£15 to £1,4001640 from / 1 range
Dental scale & polishDog£400£275.25 to £495£125 to £7151140 from / 27 range
Dental scale & polishCat£350£240 to £435£105 to £6101010 from / 4 range
Single X-rayAny pet£195£100 to £400.04£45 to £2,500860 from / 12 range
Written prescription feeAny pet£21£18.5 to £27£12.5 to £65730 from / 0 range
Kennel cough vaccinationDog£48.25£40 to £67.39£20 to £116720 from / 0 range
Nurse consultationAny pet£25.18£22.5 to £30.75£20 to £66420 from / 0 range
Repeat consultationAny pet£50.1£40 to £59.72£24 to £132390 from / 1 range
Rabbit vaccinationRabbit£70£64 to £76£45 to £109.2270 from / 0 range
Animal health certificateAny pet£244.82£197.88 to £250£150 to £290240 from / 0 range
Anal gland expressionDog£25.7£21.88 to £37.38£15 to £46200 from / 0 range
Nail clippingAny pet£21.26£17 to £29.38£13 to £37140 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
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£163.5£93.75 to £232£90 to £23240 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 (2026-05-10). Dates are scheduled, not guaranteed.

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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
2026-05-10national-price-index:2026-05-10Current 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, 2026-05-10 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 (2026-05-10 edition), linked to this page where the format allows.

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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.