How we verify prices

Every price on HowMuchVet comes from one of two sources, and the two are never mixed.

1. Owner-reported bills

Pet owners report what they actually paid: clinic, procedure, price. Reports are anonymous. Before a report ever appears on the site, it passes an automatic screening: reports more than three times or less than a third of the local median for that procedure are held for review instead of being published. Held reports are only released if later reports corroborate them.

2. Clinic-published prices

We collect prices that veterinary clinics publish on their own websites and re-check them on a rotating monthly schedule. If a clinic publishes a price range, we record and display the lower end of the range.

3. Never blended

Owner-reported and clinic-published prices are always labeled and shown separately, so you always know exactly what each number represents. A guess is never blended in with real reported prices without being clearly labeled.

Prices are estimates based on reported data, not quotes. Always confirm pricing directly with your veterinary clinic.