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Cost guide · Houston and Phoenix

How much does it cost to neuter a dog?

In Houston, a male dog neuter at a low-cost program costs $100 to $200 out the door for a 50 lb dog, and the middle of the 8 posted prices is $144.50. In Phoenix it costs $0 to $272 for a 50 lb dog, with a middle of $180 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, $0 at One Love Arizona Free Spay & Neuter Program, comes with rules about who qualifies; the lowest with no owner rules posted is $137 at Altered Tails Barnhart Clinic.

Out the door

Male dog neuter prices by weight

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
WeightProgramsRangeMiddle
25 lb 8+3 with no dates right now $100 to $170 $132
50 lb 8+3 with no dates right now $100 to $200 $144.50
75 lb 7+3 with no dates right now $100 to $220 $160
100 lb 7+2 with no dates right now $100 to $340 $200
Phoenix · Maricopa County
WeightProgramsRangeMiddle
25 lb 17 $0 to $226 $166
50 lb 16 $0 to $272 $180
75 lb 14 $0 to $275 $216
100 lb 13 $0 to $302 $250

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 29 programs that post a male dog neuter price say the price includes each item. A program whose page does not say is not counted.

  • Exam8 of 29
  • Anesthesia7 of 29
  • Pain medication15 of 29
  • E-collar6 of 29
  • Microchip4 of 29
  • Rabies vaccine1 of 29

On top of the price

Extras that raise a bill

Charges the programs post for a male dog neuter, by how many of the 29 post each one. Some apply only to some pets, such as an older pet. 6 programs add a required extra to every male dog neuter; the totals above already include it.

  • Pre-surgical bloodwork10 of 29
  • E-collar (cone)12 of 29
  • Pain medication to take home8 of 29
  • Rabies vaccine9 of 29

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

If a testicle has not come down

What a male dog neuter costs when a testicle is retained

A male dog 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 dog neuter, from 29 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 29 (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 dog neuter price at 50 lb is $144.50, against $172 for a female dog spay. In Phoenix, the middle male dog neuter price at 50 lb is $180, against $208.50 for a female dog spay.

$50 or less

Free and nearly free

Programs that post a male dog 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 dog at 25, 50, 75 and 100 lb. 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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Follow the facts

Sources

The prices above come from these 30 programs' own pages, each with the date we checked it. Not an on-site check.