Microchip Implantation cost in the UK
As of May 2026, across 2,553 source-backed, stats-eligible UK prices, microchipping has a median listed price of £28. The main benchmark shown here ranges from £5 to £178.61, with the middle half from £20.35 to £36.
- Median
- £28
- Sample
- 2,553 prices
- Range
- £5 to £178.61
- Snapshot
- May 2026
Source: CompareVetPricing national source-backed dataset. Methodology
National price distribution
Statistics use current publishable observations that passed the stats-eligible gate. From-prices are counted separately and are not used for the median unless the row is comparable.
Computed 5 May 2026
| Benchmark | Median | Middle 50% | Range | Comparable prices | From/range rows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any pet | £28 | £20.35 to £36 | £5 to £178.61 | 2,107 | 0 from / 1 range |
| Dog | £30 | £25 to £32.75 | £9.99 to £50 | 231 | 0 from / 2 range |
| Cat | £29 | £22 to £32 | £9.99 to £50 | 215 | 0 from / 0 range |
Compare microchipping prices by city
City links are shown where local data has enough comparable observations to be useful. Pages with weaker local samples stay outside the sitemap until the dataset improves.
| City | Median | Range | Comparable prices | Priced practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby | £10 | £10 to £21 | 5 | 6 |
| Coventry | £15 | £15 to £25 | 9 | 10 |
| Scarborough | £17 | £15 to £28 | 5 | 6 |
| Belfast | £17.5 | £15 to £23.5 | 8 | 15 |
| Slough | £20 | £20 to £24 | 7 | 9 |
| Harlow | £20 | £20 to £27 | 5 | 6 |
| Stourbridge | £20.18 | £17.5 to £37.5 | 9 | 8 |
| Shrewsbury | £20.18 | £20 to £85 | 6 | 9 |
| Stoke-On-Trent | £20.35 | £20.35 to £36.47 | 17 | 23 |
| Reading | £20.35 | £19 to £42 | 17 | 18 |
| Doncaster | £20.35 | £15 to £30 | 15 | 18 |
| Norwich | £20.35 | £20 to £36 | 12 | 27 |
| Sheffield | £20.35 | £20 to £85 | 11 | 20 |
| Bradford | £20.35 | £10 to £50 | 11 | 10 |
| Telford | £20.35 | £20.35 to £85 | 10 | 14 |
| Bath | £20.35 | £20.35 to £42 | 10 | 10 |
| Portsmouth | £20.35 | £14 to £47 | 8 | 9 |
| Cambridge | £20.35 | £20 to £24 | 7 | 14 |
| Basingstoke | £20.35 | £20.35 to £31 | 7 | 10 |
| Oxford | £20.35 | £20.35 to £25.3 | 7 | 8 |
| Thetford | £20.35 | £15 to £28.85 | 7 | 6 |
| Swansea | £20.35 | £20 to £31 | 6 | 13 |
| Milton Keynes | £20.35 | £20 to £51.75 | 6 | 13 |
| Waterlooville | £20.35 | £15 to £47 | 6 | 7 |
| Barnstaple | £20.35 | £20 to £28 | 5 | 8 |
| Wokingham | £20.35 | £20.35 to £33.5 | 5 | 7 |
| Halifax | £20.35 | £15 to £21 | 5 | 6 |
| Sittingbourne | £20.35 | £18 to £25.2 | 5 | 6 |
| Maidenhead | £20.35 | £20.35 to £37 | 5 | 4 |
| Leicester | £20.5 | £15 to £34.93 | 5 | 14 |
| Nottingham | £21 | £20.35 to £36 | 19 | 39 |
| Aylesbury | £21 | £21 to £21 | 8 | 9 |
| Chesterfield | £21 | £16 to £85 | 7 | 10 |
| Warrington | £21.32 | £19 to £68 | 13 | 16 |
| Christchurch | £21.5 | £21 to £21.5 | 5 | 5 |
| Carlisle | £22.08 | £16.33 to £40 | 7 | 9 |
| Rotherham | £22.68 | £20.35 to £30 | 6 | 9 |
| Kidderminster | £22.68 | £15 to £26.5 | 6 | 6 |
| Cheltenham | £23 | £20.35 to £43.5 | 11 | 17 |
| Worcester | £23 | £16 to £40 | 6 | 10 |
What is usually included
- Microchip implant
- Registration or transfer instructions
- Basic administration
What may be extra
- Additional consultation
- Database transfer fees
- Sedation for unusual cases
Methodology
This guide uses source-backed current prices from the CompareVetPricing dataset snapshot dated 2026-05-05. Rows must be publishable and stats-eligible before they are used in medians or ranges. Prices can change, clinical recommendations vary, and this page is a comparison aid rather than a quote.