Low-cost vet clinics in Illinois
43 clinics in Illinois that run on a cheaper model, or say so in their own name. 42 of them publish prices on their own website, shown on their card. Prices change, so call before you go.
What low-cost clinics in Illinois publish
The lowest and highest price each service is listed at, on the clinics’ own websites. A chain with one price list across the state counts once.
- Exam
- $20 to $65 (7 clinics)
- Vaccines
- $10 to $85 (9 clinics)
- Spay or neuter
- $50 to $450 (9 clinics)
- Dental cleaning
- $250 to $400 (2 clinics)
- Microchip
- $10 to $38 (8 clinics)
Spay and neuter clinics (1)
High-volume clinics that do one operation and do it cheaply. Usually appointment-only, often with a waiting list.
Vaccination clinics (42)
Shots, microchips and basic preventive care, without a full exam. Walk-in hours are common and change week to week, so call first.
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Algonquin
- Vaccines $41 to $62
- Microchip $38
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Alton
- Vaccines $41 to $62
- Microchip $38
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Arlington Heights
- Vaccines $41 to $62
- Microchip $38
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Bloomingdale
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Bourbonnais
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Chicago
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Crystal Lake
- Vaccines $41 to $62
- Microchip $38
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
DeKalb
- Vaccines $41 to $62
- Microchip $38
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Downers Grove
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Edwardsville
- Vaccines $41
- Microchip $38
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Elmhurst
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Fairview Hts
- Vaccines $41 to $62
- Microchip $38
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Geneva
- Vaccines $41 to $62
- Microchip $38
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Glenview
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Hillside
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Affordable Pets Vaccine Clinic
Hometown
- Vaccines $30 to $85
- Microchip $30
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
McHenry
- Vaccines $41 to $62
- Microchip $38
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Moline
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
New Lenox
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Normal
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Norridge
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
North Aurora
- Vaccines $41 to $62
- Microchip $38
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
North Riverside
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Oak Lawn
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Orland Park
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Palatine
- Vaccines $41 to $62
- Microchip $38
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Pekin
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Peoria
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
River Forest
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Rockford
- Vaccines $41 to $62
- Microchip $38
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Romeoville
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Round Lake Beach
- Vaccines $41 to $62
- Microchip $38
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Schaumburg
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Shorewood
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Skokie
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
South Elgin
- Vaccines $41 to $62
- Microchip $38
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Springfield
- Vaccines $41 to $62
- Microchip $38
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
St Charles
- Vaccines $41
- Microchip $38
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
West Dundee
- Vaccines $41 to $62
- Microchip $38
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Wheaton
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Willowbrook
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Vetco Vaccination Clinic
Wood Dale
- Vaccines $39 to $60
- Microchip $36
Low-cost clinic or full-service practice
Across the US, the median price low-cost and nonprofit clinics publish, against the median at full-service practices, for the five services both publish. Updated October 28, 2026 from prices on the clinics’ and practices’ own websites.
- Exam$45 vs $75
- Rabies vaccine$20 vs $35
- Microchip$25 vs $53
- Cat spay$115 vs $335
- Dog spay$212 vs $450
What helps, in order
- 1
Call first
Describe what you are seeing to a clinic or an emergency hospital. Most will tell you for free whether it needs seeing tonight.
- 2
Ask to pay over time
Ask the practice to split the bill before the appointment. If it can't, most accept at least one payment plan.
- 3
Ask about charity help
Some charities pay part of a bill, usually once a vet has given you a diagnosis and a written estimate.
- 4
Try a low-cost clinic
Humane society and nonprofit clinics charge a median of $45 for an exam, against $75.
Common questions
How many low-cost vet clinics are there in Illinois?
PawsRx lists 43 in Illinois: 1 spay and neuter clinics and 42 vaccination clinics. Each is listed under what it calls itself.
What do low-cost vet clinics in Illinois charge?
From the prices they publish on their own websites: exam $20 to $65 (7 clinics), vaccines $10 to $85 (9 clinics), spay or neuter $50 to $450 (9 clinics), dental cleaning $250 to $400 (2 clinics) and microchip $10 to $38 (8 clinics). Prices change, so call to confirm before you go.
None of these near you?
Every practice in Illinois takes a request through PawsRx, and plenty that do not advertise a low-cost clinic will still talk about payment over time. Ask before you decide it is out of reach. What vet care costs in Illinois shows what practices and low-cost clinics here publish.
Vaccination clinics in particular keep hours that change week to week, and a clinic that runs out of a shop or a van may not be there every day. Ring ahead.