Cost by metro
Pet surgery cost by city
Vet surgery prices vary by metro. Choose a city to see typical low, average, and high ranges for common dog and cat procedures.
New York
Surgery cost estimates
NY +13% vs national
Los Angeles
Surgery cost estimates
CA +14% vs national
Chicago
Surgery cost estimates
IL +4% vs national
Dallas–Fort Worth
Surgery cost estimates
TX +3% vs national
Houston
Surgery cost estimates
TX -1% vs national
Atlanta
Surgery cost estimates
GA +0% vs national
Washington, D.C.
Surgery cost estimates
DC +9% vs national
Philadelphia
Surgery cost estimates
PA +3% vs national
Miami
Surgery cost estimates
FL +14% vs national
Phoenix
Surgery cost estimates
AZ +3% vs national
Boston
Surgery cost estimates
MA +8% vs national
Riverside–San Bernardino
Surgery cost estimates
CA +6% vs national
San Francisco
Surgery cost estimates
CA +16% vs national
Detroit
Surgery cost estimates
MI +0% vs national
Seattle
Surgery cost estimates
WA +11% vs national
Minneapolis–St. Paul
Surgery cost estimates
MN +5% vs national
Tampa
Surgery cost estimates
FL +1% vs national
San Diego
Surgery cost estimates
CA +12% vs national
Denver
Surgery cost estimates
CO +6% vs national
Orlando
Surgery cost estimates
FL +1% vs national
Baltimore
Surgery cost estimates
MD +4% vs national
Charlotte
Surgery cost estimates
NC -3% vs national
St. Louis
Surgery cost estimates
MO -5% vs national
Portland
Surgery cost estimates
OR +5% vs national
Austin
Surgery cost estimates
TX -2% vs national
San Antonio
Surgery cost estimates
TX -5% vs national
Sacramento
Surgery cost estimates
CA +7% vs national
Pittsburgh
Surgery cost estimates
PA -5% vs national
Indianapolis
Surgery cost estimates
IN -4% vs national
Columbus
Surgery cost estimates
OH -5% vs national
Kansas City
Surgery cost estimates
MO -7% vs national
Cleveland
Surgery cost estimates
OH -6% vs national
Cincinnati
Surgery cost estimates
OH -5% vs national
Nashville
Surgery cost estimates
TN -4% vs national
San Jose
Surgery cost estimates
CA +10% vs national
Virginia Beach–Norfolk
Surgery cost estimates
VA -2% vs national
Las Vegas
Surgery cost estimates
NV +0% vs national
Providence
Surgery cost estimates
RI +2% vs national
Milwaukee
Surgery cost estimates
WI -3% vs national
Jacksonville
Surgery cost estimates
FL -1% vs national
Memphis
Surgery cost estimates
TN -8% vs national
Oklahoma City
Surgery cost estimates
OK -10% vs national
Louisville
Surgery cost estimates
KY -7% vs national
Richmond
Surgery cost estimates
VA -2% vs national
New Orleans
Surgery cost estimates
LA -7% vs national
Raleigh
Surgery cost estimates
NC -2% vs national
Salt Lake City
Surgery cost estimates
UT +1% vs national
Birmingham
Surgery cost estimates
AL -8% vs national
Buffalo
Surgery cost estimates
NY -4% vs national
Hartford
Surgery cost estimates
CT +3% vs national
Looking for state-level estimates? See surgery costs by state .
Each metro uses a cost-of-living multiplier derived from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis 2024 Regional Price Parities. They are educational estimates only — actual quotes vary by clinic, specialist, and urgency.