How Much Does Vet Care Cost in North Carolina?

Real veterinary pricing from anonymized pet-owner invoices in North Carolina, broken down by category with sample sizes.

Median vet cost by category in North Carolina

  • Emergency: median $792 (typical $511–$2,445, based on 10 reports)
  • Preventative: median $213 (typical $98–$235, based on 5 reports)
  • Surgery: median $361 (typical $346–$1,042, based on 10 reports)

Common line items in North Carolina vet bills

  • Morphine: median $24 (75 times)
  • Emergency visit exam: median $72 (20 times)
  • X-ray (additional view): median $140 (15 times)
  • IV fluid pump: median $42 (10 times)
  • Complete blood count: median $90 (5 times)
  • Office visit / exam: median $55 (5 times)
  • Gabapentin: median $17 (5 times)
  • Blood clotting test (PT): median $130 (5 times)

Vet cost by pet type in North Carolina

  • Dogs: median bill $374 (based on 20 reports)

Vet costs by city in North Carolina

How Much Does Vet Care Cost in North Carolina?

What pet owners actually pay in North Carolina — real, anonymized vet bills, and how local prices stack up against the U.S.

Typical North Carolina vet bill
$390
most fall between $209 and $565
-25%
vs the U.S. average
12%
of bills top $1,000
35%
include an X-ray or ultrasound
From 50+ real bills · 20+ clinics · 18 cities · Data weighted 2023–2026

Cost by Category in North Carolina

CategoryRangeLowMedianHighvs USReports
Emergency$511–$2,445$511$792$2,445-6%10+
Preventative$98–$235$98$213$235+7%5+
Surgery$346–$1,042$346$361$1,042-77%10+
High confidence Limited data Rough estimate

Most Common Line Items in North Carolina Bills

1.Morphine$2475+×
2.Emergency visit exam$7220+×
3.X-ray (additional view)$14015+×
4.IV fluid pump$4210+×
5.Complete blood count$905+×
6.Office visit / exam$555+×
7.Gabapentin$175+×
8.Blood clotting test (PT)$1305+×

Cost by Pet Type in North Carolina

$374median dog bill · 20+ bills

Vet Costs by City in North Carolina

Cities with enough data have their own price page. The rest show how many real bills we’ve collected so far — browse local clinics to compare.

CityBills
Davidson10+Clinics →
Denver5+Clinics →
Raleigh5+Clinics →
Winston-Salem<5Clinics →
Wilson<5Clinics →
Charlotte<5Clinics →

How North Carolina Compares

Median total vet bill by state, across everywhere we have enough real bills.

StateMedian billvs US
Washington$908+64%
California$654+18%
New Jersey$639+15%
New York$5540%
Florida$549-1%
Illinois$508-8%
North Carolina$409-26%
Texas$349-37%

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How We Collect This Data

Every price comes from a real, anonymized veterinary invoice or estimate uploaded by a pet owner in North Carolina. Line items are normalized to comparable categories, and each figure shows its sample size and confidence so the data is transparent. State and city figures are published only when enough local bills exist. National figures come from our full dataset.

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