Article 7 of the Order. Applies from 23 March 2027. 153 days to go.
CMA vet price list format: the 36 services you must publish
Publish the CMA's standard price list of 36 common services, priced per species and weight band, on your website no more than one click from the homepage.
What the Order requires
- All 36 Schedule 1 services, in the five Schedule 1 categories, with prices including VAT.
- Prices for each pet band you treat: cat, and dogs under 10kg, 10 to under 25kg, 25 to under 40kg, 40 to under 60kg, and 60kg and over.
- Appointment length in minutes for first consultations, nurse consultations, physiotherapy and laser therapy.
- For dental, castration and spay: show which of anaesthesia, sedation, pain relief, hospitalisation, pre-op bloods and post-op checks are included.
- Third-party provider details for out-of-hours consultations and cremation.
- Linked from the homepage, with "price", "prices", "pricing" or "fees" in the navigation label and page metadata.
- Updated before any new price is charged, and available in the practice too.
The 36 Schedule 1 services
Each is priced for the pet bands you treat: Cat; Small dog (under 10kg); Medium dog (10kg to under 25kg); Large dog (25kg to under 40kg); Extra-large dog (40kg to under 60kg); Giant dog (60kg and over). Items marked † need an inclusions checklist; items marked ‡ need third-party provider details; items marked ◷ need the appointment length.
Consultation and preventative care
- First consultation ◷
- Repeat consultation
- Out-of-hours consultation ‡
- Nurse consultation ◷
- Nail clipping
- Anal gland expression
- Microchipping
- Animal health certificate
- Vaccinations primary course (including consultation)
- Vaccinations booster (including consultation)
- Vaccination for kennel cough (including consultation)
- Pet care plan(s) (monthly cost)
Prescription, dispensing and administration
- Prescription fee
- Prescription fee for additional items prescribed at the same time as another medication
- Prescription fee (repeat)
- Dispensing fee
- Medicine administration fee - injections under the skin or into the muscle
- Insurance administration fees
Surgeries and treatments
- Dental assessment (initial examination of mouth, scale and polish) †
- Castration †
- Spay (traditional/open) †
- Spay (laparoscopic/keyhole) †
- Physiotherapy session ◷
- Laser therapy session ◷
Diagnostics and laboratory tests
- X-ray (including sedation/general anaesthesia and three images)
- Ultrasound (abdominal, single organ)
- Ultrasound (echocardiogram)
- Cytology test (ear swab)
- Cytology (fine needle aspiration)
- Basic urine screen (including urine dipstick and measurement of specific gravity)
- CT scan per body part (including general anaesthetic and images)
- MRI scan per body part (including general anaesthetic and images)
- Pre-surgical/pre-anaesthetic blood test
End-of-life care
- Euthanasia
- Cremation: communal ‡
- Cremation: individual ‡
How to fix it
- Build the list from the Schedule 1 template, one column per pet band.
- Publish it at a URL such as /prices and link it from your main navigation as "Prices".
- Set a review step so price changes go live on the website before they reach the till.
Sources
Check your whole website against the Order
Free red, amber and green report for every duty in the Order that can be checked from your website, plus the ones you confirm yourself. The checker opens in November 2026.
This is general information about the Veterinary Services Market Investigation Order 2026, not legal advice. Check the Order and the CMA's guidance before relying on it. Rules version 2026-10-21.1.