How much does a mobile vet cost?
A mobile vet charges a visit fee plus travel, and the published figures start at $360 with CodaPet.
The reason a flat national price is hard to find is that mobile practice is priced per visit rather than per procedure, and the visit includes the drive. CodaPet describes a total made of three parts: a euthanasia service fee for the visit and the procedure, a platform fee for booking and coordination, and a travel fee that depends on your distance from the vet — which it says is nothing at all in some locations.
Source: CodaPet (published pricing)
This page is general information, not veterinary advice. Which vet is right for your pet, and when, is a decision for you and a veterinarian who has seen them.
The figures that are actually published
End-of-life providers publish more than general mobile practices do, because their visit is a single, known appointment. Lap of Love prints an Appointment Base Pricing figure on each of its metro pages; read across this board's twelve metros on 2026-08-23 those ran from $475 in Phoenix to $560 in Chicago, with the line that base pricing includes standard veterinarian travel. Pet Loss at Home publishes $300 to $600 depending on location, pet size and what is included.
Sources: Lap of Love, Phoenix, Lap of Love, Chicago, Pet Loss at Home (published cost guide)
For comparison, CareCredit puts the same appointment done at a clinic at $139 on average for a dog and $158 for a cat, against $410 and $359 at home. Most of that difference is the vet's time and the drive.
Sources: CareCredit (dog euthanasia costs), CareCredit (cat euthanasia costs)
Why a mobile visit costs more than the same visit in a clinic
PetMD's account is straightforward: mobile clinics charge an extra fee to cover travel, and mobile vets tend to spend more time with each animal and more time with the family. A clinic sees several patients an hour in one building. A mobile vet sees one patient and then drives.
Source: PetMD (mobile vet clinics)
What moves the price, and what nobody prices
Every provider names the same two variables and none of them publishes a figure for either. CodaPet lists its travel fee as based on your location and says the size of your pet determines the amount of medication needed. Pet Loss at Home says final costs vary with your pet's weight, travel distance, scheduling, availability and aftercare choices. Timing is the third: Lap of Love says an evening, weekend, holiday or last-minute appointment may carry a surcharge of $100 to $200 for its clients.
Sources: CodaPet (published pricing), Pet Loss at Home (published cost guide), Lap of Love (published cost guide)
Ask for the total including travel to your address, not the starting price. Travel is the line most likely to be missing from a figure quoted over the phone.
The full metro-by-metro read of what the three national providers publish: at-home pet euthanasia cost.
These are the at-home and hospice vets that AI assistants actually named when we asked, twice, in each of these twelve metros. Nobody can pay to be on these lists.
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Questions people ask next
- Is there a standard mobile vet call-out fee?
- No published national one. CodaPet lists travel as a separate fee based on your distance from the vet and notes some locations have none; Lap of Love folds standard travel into its base price and charges more for extended service areas. Ask which of those two shapes you are being quoted.
- How much does a mobile vet cost for euthanasia?
- CodaPet publishes a starting figure of $360 and Lap of Love's metro base prices ran $475 to $560 across this board's twelve metros on 2026-08-23. CareCredit's national average for at-home dog euthanasia is $410, in a range of $325 to $747.
- Do mobile vets charge more at night or on a weekend?
- They can. Lap of Love says evening, weekend, holiday and last-minute appointments may carry a surcharge, and puts it at $100 to $200 for its clients. Ask before you book a time.
Written for pet owners by Most Recommended Pet Euthanasia Vets, which measures which at-home pet euthanasia vets AI assistants actually recommend in 12 U.S. metros. Nobody can pay to be on those lists. How we measure.