[PennysMum]

Back when I lived in downtown Chicago seven years ago, the clinic I took my pets to charged $75.00 for an office call.

When I worked at a vet hospital in rural SW Michigan, the clinic charged $34.00 for an office visit.

Here in the suburbs of Seattle, the place I work charges $59.00 for an office call.

You're going to see vast differences in price depending where in the country you are. There's also different norms as to the standard of care-- and a lot of the time, you get what you pay for. I always kind of discourage people from going with the least expensive option when it comes to vet care, because sometimes the least expensive option can afford to be less expensive because some corners are being cut, or some of the materials being used aren't as good. If you really want to compare clinics, I'd say to call around town and check prices on something routine, like a grade 1 dental cleaning. Drop anybody who is over-the-top expensive or waaaay too cheap compared with the others off your list, and try to find somebody you like who is in the middle. They're charging a fair market price for your area.