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What vet care costs in Iowa
Prices that Iowa veterinary practices published on their own websites: 81 prices from 16 practices and 7 low-cost and nonprofit clinics, each one quoted.
The short answer
In Iowa, a vet visit costs a median of $60 at the 16 practices that publish the price, and $48 to $73 at most of them. The median is $32 for a vaccination. Each practice sets its own prices, which vary by practice and by the type of visit, and the practice tells you yours when you book or call.
How much does a vet visit cost in Iowa?
A vet visit costs $48 to $73 at most practices that publish the price, with a median of $60 across 16 practices.
The fee for the appointment itself, before anything is done. Tests and treatment are added to it.
- Median
- $60
- Middle half of prices
- $48–$73
- Seen from
- $33–$99
“Wellness Exam $33.00”
Value VetUrbandale, IA“Exam: $45”
Afford-a-Care Pet HospitalDes Moines, IA, and 1 other location with the same prices“Wellness Exam $48”
Independence Veterinary ClinicIndependence, IA“Wellness Exam : $55”
PetMed of Key West Veterinary ClinicDubuque, IA“Wellness Exam $66”
CareVet of Des MoinesDes Moines, IA“Office Call & Examination $75.00”
Estherville Veterinary ClinicEstherville, IA“Wellness Exam $79”
CareVet of Jefferson CountyFairfield, IA“WELLNESS EXAMS 1 hr 1 h 99 US dollars $99”
Rock River Veterinary ClinicLarchwood, IA
At the low-cost or nonprofit clinic in Iowa we found publishing it, it is listed at $30 to $45. These are not in the practice figures above.
“Wellness Exam $30”
Humane Society of Northeast IowaDecorah, IA
How much do pet vaccinations cost in Iowa?
A vaccination costs $28 to $38 at most practices that publish the price, with a median of $32 across 12 practices.
Priced per vaccine, and added to the exam fee.
- Median
- $32
- Middle half of prices
- $28–$38
- Seen from
- $15–$47
“Puppy Core Vaccine (DHPP): $18”
Afford-a-Care Pet HospitalDes Moines, IA, and 1 other location with the same prices“1 Year Rabies: $28.20”
Perry Animal ClinicPerry, IA“Rabies: $30”
PetMed of Key West Veterinary ClinicDubuque, IA“Rabies (1 Yr) $32”
Independence Veterinary ClinicIndependence, IA“Rabies $33.00”
Value VetUrbandale, IA“Rabies (1 Yr) $34”
CareVet of ShenandoahShenandoah, IA“Rabies (1 Yr) $39”
CareVet of Des MoinesDes Moines, IA“Rabies (1 Yr) $43”
Sullivan Family Pet HospitalJohnston, IA
At the 5 low-cost and nonprofit clinics in Iowa we found publishing it, it is listed at $10 to $60. These are not in the practice figures above.
“FVRCP Vaccination (distemper and upper respiratory) $10”
Iowa Humane AllianceCedar Rapids, IA“Rabies Vaccination $15”
Humane Society of Northeast IowaDecorah, IA“Rabies $20”
PAW (Protectors of Animal Welfare)Fort Madison, IA“Rabies* - $37”
Vetco Vaccination ClinicClive, IA, and 7 other locations with the same prices“Rabies* - $39”
Vetco Vaccination ClinicDavenport, IA
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Also at low-cost clinics in Iowa
Fewer than 5 Iowa practices publish these, so there is no range yet. Low-cost and nonprofit clinics do, as published.
“Male Cat Neuter $50”
Iowa Humane AllianceCedar Rapids, IA“Neuter $50”
PAW (Protectors of Animal Welfare)Fort Madison, IA“Neuter (Male) - $55”
Furry Friends Community Spay ClinicWest Des Moines, IA“ARL Spay & Neuter Assistance $100/Cat”
Animal Rescue League of IowaDes Moines, IA
“Microchipping with Lifetime Registration $25”
Iowa Humane AllianceCedar Rapids, IA“Pet Microchip Placement $25”
Humane Society of Northeast IowaDecorah, IA“Microchip - $34”
Vetco Vaccination ClinicClive, IA, and 7 other locations with the same prices“Microchip - $36”
Vetco Vaccination ClinicDavenport, IA
Prices by area
The practices in each area that publish prices, and what they publish. A median appears where 3 or more practices in the area publish the service.
Des Moines area
8 practices here publish prices, and 3 low-cost and nonprofit clinics.
- Vet visit median
- $49
- 7 practices, per visit
- Vaccination median
- $32
- 7 practices, per vaccine
- Microchip median
- $15
- 3 practices, one-off
- Banfield Pet Hospital - AnkenyAnkeny, IA
- Professional dental cleaning$387.95
- Banfield Pet Hospital - CliveClive, IA
- Office visit$66.95
- Rabies$26.72
- DAPP$37.61
- Professional dental cleaning$387.95
- Afford-a-Care Pet HospitalDes Moines, IA, and 1 other location with the same prices
- Exam$45
- Bordetella$15
- Rabies$18
- Adult Core Vaccine (DHPP-L)$20
- FeLV/FVRCP Combo$25
- Microchip$15
- Afford-a-Care Pet HospitalDes Moines, IA
- Exam$45
- Adult Core Vaccine (DHPP-L)$20
- Microchip$15
- CareVet of Des MoinesDes Moines, IA
- Wellness Exam$66
- DA2PP (distemper combo, 1-year)$38
- Rabies (1 Yr)$39
- Rabies (1 Yr)$47
- Sullivan Family Pet HospitalJohnston, IA
- Wellness Exam$78
- DHPP$30
- FVRCP$31
- Leptospirosis$38
- Bordetella$41
- Rabies (1 Yr)$42
- Rabies (1 Yr)$43
- Perry Animal ClinicPerry, IA
- Office Call / Exam$48.95
- FVRCP$26.85
- 1 Year Rabies$28.20
- Value VetUrbandale, IA
- Wellness Exam$33
- Neuter$145
- Neuter < 50 lb$284
- Spay$285
- Spay < 50 lb$295
- Neuter 50 - 90 lb$305
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- Neuter > 90 lb$339
- Spay 50 - 90 lb$371
- Spay > 90$429
- Leptospirosis$32
- Rabies$33
- Microchip & Registration$51
These are not in the area medians above.
- Vetco Vaccination ClinicClive, IA, and 7 other locations with the same prices
- Rabies*$37
- Distemper & parvo (5-in-1)$44
- Lyme$49
- Bordetella$50
- Distemper & parvo w/lepto (6-in-1)$58
- Microchip$34
- Animal Rescue League of IowaDes Moines, IA
- ARL Spay & Neuter Assistance /Cat$100
- ARL Spay & Neuter Assistance /Dog$200
- Furry Friends Community Spay ClinicWest Des Moines, IA
- Neuter (Male)$55
- Spay (Female)$65
the fine print
How these figures were gathered
Each price was read off a practice’s or clinic’s own website and is shown with the sentence it appeared in. Nothing is estimated or averaged from a third party. A range appears only once 5 Iowa practices publish the service.
Low-cost and nonprofit clinics are listed separately and are never part of a practice median: they often serve people on lower incomes or set limits on who can book, and folding them in would make an ordinary practice look expensive. A published price is a starting point, and the practice or clinic confirms the price for your animal before the appointment.
An area is the practices nearest a large city, each within 15 to 40 miles of it depending on the size of the metro, so an area can cross a state line. It is shown once 3 practices in it publish prices. An area median counts each practice once, at the middle of its own prices for that service, and needs 3 practices.
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