How Much Does Vet Care Cost in Texas?

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

Median vet cost by category in Texas

  • Emergency: median $912 (typical $418–$1,509, based on 20 reports)
  • Surgery: median $798 (typical $345–$1,272, based on 30 reports)
  • Hospitalization/ICU: median $358 (typical $139–$541, based on 15 reports)
  • Routine/Wellness: median $169 (typical $144–$170, based on 5 reports)

Common line items in Texas vet bills

  • Emergency visit exam: median $64 (20 times)
  • IV fluid pump: median $44 (15 times)
  • X-ray (additional view): median $119 (15 times)
  • Complete blood count: median $75 (15 times)
  • Office visit / exam: median $55 (10 times)
  • Maropitant (Cerenia): median $53 (10 times)
  • Hospitalization: median $113 (10 times)
  • Gabapentin: median $25 (10 times)
  • Blood clotting test (PT): median $112 (5 times)

Vet cost by pet type in Texas

  • Dogs: median bill $374 (based on 40 reports)
  • Cats: median bill $385 (based on 20 reports)
  • Dogs (small): median bill $322

Vet costs by city in Texas

How Much Does Vet Care Cost in Texas?

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

Typical Texas vet bill
$373
most fall between $217 and $829
-28%
vs the U.S. average
18%
of bills top $1,000
26%
include an X-ray or ultrasound
From 100+ real bills · 90+ clinics · 51 cities · Data weighted 2023–2026

Cost by Category in Texas

CategoryRangeLowMedianHighvs USReports
Surgery$345–$1,272$345$798$1,272-49%30+
Emergency$418–$1,509$418$912$1,509+9%20+
Hospitalization/ICU$139–$541$139$358$541-72%15+
Routine/Wellness$144–$170$144$169$170-39%5+
High confidence Limited data Rough estimate

Most Common Line Items in Texas Bills

1.Emergency visit exam$6420+×
2.IV fluid pump$4415+×
3.X-ray (additional view)$11915+×
4.Complete blood count$7515+×
5.Office visit / exam$5510+×
6.Maropitant (Cerenia)$5310+×
7.Hospitalization$11310+×
8.Gabapentin$2510+×
9.Blood clotting test (PT)$1125+×

Cost by Pet Type in Texas

$374median dog bill · 40+ bills

Dogs by size

small
$322

Vet Costs by City in Texas

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
Houston15+Clinics →
Austin10+Clinics →
Fort Worth<5Clinics →
Pasadena<5Clinics →
Mansfield<5Clinics →
Carrollton<5Clinics →
Midland<5Clinics →

How Texas 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 Texas. 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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