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Cost guide · Houston and Phoenix

How much does it cost to neuter a cat?

In Houston, a male cat neuter at a low-cost program costs $60 to $100 out the door, and the middle of the 8 posted prices is $89.50. In Phoenix it costs $15 to $125, with a middle of $85 across 16 programs.

These are the prices low-cost programs post on their own pages in two metros, Houston and Phoenix, checked 7 October 2026. They are not a national average, and a full-service vet usually charges more.

In Phoenix the lowest, $15 at Friends for Life Low Income Spay & Neuter Program, comes with rules about who qualifies; the lowest with no owner rules posted is $50 at Little Rascals Mobile Surgical Clinic.

Out the door

Male cat neuter prices

Out the door is the base price plus extras the program always adds, minus a current special. The middle is the median: half the programs charge less, half more. Programs that post a price but have no date to book right now are counted separately.

Houston · Harris County
SurgeryProgramsRangeMiddle
Male cat neuter 8+3 with no dates right now $60 to $100 $89.50
Phoenix · Maricopa County
SurgeryProgramsRangeMiddle
Male cat neuter 16 $15 to $125 $85

Each weight links to the full comparison, with every program's price, its parts and who qualifies.

In the price

What most prices include

How many of the 28 programs that post a male cat neuter price say the price includes each item. A program whose page does not say is not counted.

  • Exam8 of 28
  • Anesthesia7 of 28
  • Pain medication9 of 28
  • E-collar2 of 28
  • Microchip4 of 28
  • Rabies vaccine1 of 28

On top of the price

Extras that raise a bill

Charges the programs post for a male cat neuter, by how many of the 28 post each one. Some apply only to some pets, such as an older pet. 3 programs add a required extra to every male cat neuter; the totals above already include it.

  • Pre-surgical bloodwork10 of 28
  • E-collar (cone)11 of 28
  • Pain medication to take home8 of 28
  • Rabies vaccine8 of 28

Each clinic may require bloodwork or vaccines on the day; check its own page.

If a testicle has not come down

What a male cat neuter costs when a testicle is retained

A male cat neuter can cost more when a testicle has not come down into the scrotum (cryptorchid), because the surgery takes longer. These are the charges programs post for it, on top of the totals above. Some charge per testicle.

Posted charges for a male cat neuter, from 28 programs with a posted price in Houston and Phoenix
WhenPrograms that post a chargePosted charges
A testicle that has not come down (cryptorchid) 17 of 28 (2 without an amount) $10 to $200
A testicle that has not come down (cryptorchid): each program's charge (17)

In Houston, the middle male cat neuter price is $89.50, against $99.50 for a female cat spay. In Phoenix, the middle male cat neuter price is $85, against $113.50 for a female cat spay.

$50 or less

Free and nearly free

Programs that post a male cat neuter price of $50 or less, at a clinic, by voucher or on dated days. Most have rules about who qualifies.

How these prices are counted

The standard cases are a male cat of typical adult weight. Each program's total is worked out from its own posted price list with the same rules on every page of this site, and each program page shows the parts. Costs that depend on the pet, and optional extras, are listed beside the totals, never inside them. How we check

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Sources

The prices above come from these 29 programs' own pages, each with the date we checked it. Not an on-site check.