VetArtis pricing is transparent so as a Partner Practice, you can check on this page and know in advance what the charges are. I charge a package which includes travel time and distance for the visit, consultation with the case vet with case review and advice (if full clinical history and test results provided prior to the visit) and an ultrasound examination. If anything is not clear or not on this list then please contact me.
It is up to individual practices and their pricing models as to how you pass my charges to your clients. I suggest a relatively small mark-up on my fees (suggested no more than 50%) as you will still need to charge the client for your services such as sedation fees, hospitalisation fees, and additional consultation time with your vets plus any lab services and associated services.
Fees – updated fees from 10th March 2025
Fees correct from 10th March 2025. VAT will be added at the relevant rate (20% currently). I am pleased to offer a professional discount for staff pets of £50. This is limited to staff who are directly employed by the practice and not other family members. Please make me aware of this at the time of booking. Please contact me to discuss pricing for full day work or regular bookings.
- Package for abdominal ultrasound examination – visit in main area (red on the drive time map) + abdominal ultrasound examination + patient examination + case review and advice (includes ultrasound guided cystocentesis if needed) £260
- Package for echocardiography – visit in main area (red on drive time map) + echocardiogram + patient examination + case review and advice (includes a basic ECG trace at the time of the scan, if possible on the patient) £290
- Package for echocardiography plus abdominal scan £390
- Consultation without scan (internal medicine, cardiology) £220
- Visit surcharge for areas outside the main area (the orange areas on the drive time map) £35
- OOH Call out Saturday, Sunday, Bank Hols or 6pm-9am weekdays (subject to availability) £250
Procedures and consumables – from 10th March 2025
These are the charges for additional procedures carried out at the same time as a full abdominal and/or thoracic scan package, not as stand-alone procedures. These exclude lab fees as you should use the lab you have a contract with (I can recommend labs to use for specific samples such as renal biopsies).
- Visit in main area (red on drive time map) for repeat scan such as a brief recheck or for sampling (not needing a full scan due to one previously being performed by VetArtis) – £200 plus the procedure fees.
- Ultrasound-guided FNA (including needle, syringe and microscope slides, excluding lab fees) £60 for per organ or mass.
- Ultrasound-guided cholecystocentesis (sampling the gall bladder – incredibly useful for cats with any kind of liver problem – send for C&S and cytology) £60.
- If spinal needle needed – surcharge of £5 for each needle needed (for deep masses and FNAs).
- Ultrasound-guided TruCut Core Biopsies (including sterile drape and gloves, scalpel blade, Temno Evolution core biopsy needle) – £175 per sample site (does 4 biopsies which is enough for one organ or mass), additional core needles charged at £75.
- Cytology quick check (using the practice microscope and DiffQuik), very useful for urgent cases or very sick patients – £60.
- Abdominocentesis or thoracocentesis for sampling purposes (including needle, syringe and microscope slides, excluding lab fees) £60.
- Fluid drainage for pleural effusions or ascites (including sterile drape and gloves, needle, and syringes) – from £50-150 per body cavity, depending on time and difficulty.
- Pericardiocentesis (pericardial catheter, sterile drape and gloves, constant ECG for monitoring) – £150.
- Ultrasound-guided prostatic wash/suction biopsy (includes urinary catheter and syringes, sterile lubrication, gloves) – £100.
- Ultrasound-guided traumatic catheter biopsy for urinary bladder masses (includes urinary catheter and syringes and use of endoscopy biopsy forceps if appropriate) – £100.
- Blood pressure measurement (if not included in echocardiography package) – £35.
- ECG trace and interpretation by VetArtis – £60.
- External interpretation of ECG by Heart Vets – additional charge of £60 in addition to the ECG acquisition charge above of £60. (The Hearts Vet charge is £80 plus VAT.)
- Package for ophthalmic ultrasound – visit in main area (red on the drive time map) + ultrasound examination of globe and surrounding tissues + patient examination + case review and advice – £260