Help build a clearer picture of veterinary care costs.

Veterinary bills provide real-world information about the services animal owners receive and the amounts charged. The Aesculapius Foundation’s Vet Costs Project is building a research dataset from invoices contributed voluntarily and processed under documented controls before approved research use.

Before you begin

  • Have your invoice ready as a PDF or photo; a clear phone photo is fine.
  • You can upload more than one file from the same veterinary practice.
  • You will be asked to type your name as an electronic signature and agree to the data license terms.
  • The insurance, payment, affordability, hardship, and treatment-impact questions are optional and may be skipped.

What happens to your invoice

Your contact details and original invoice images are retained in restricted systems. Software may extract approved research fields, records that trigger validation exceptions are withheld for review, and a periodic sample of otherwise accepted records receives human quality review.

Personal contact information is not included in approved research or public outputs. Original invoices may still contain identifying information, and veterinary-practice information may be retained for internal research and reviewed before any public practice-level use.

Only approved, de-identified information may be used in public research reports or summaries. Public presentation of practice-level information is subject to Foundation review, policy, and applicable law.

Why line-item detail matters

Invoice wording varies. The project preserves original wording while mapping approved fields to standard categories so submissions can be compared across practices, species, and regions.

A note on what this is not. This is not a billing dispute service, and the Foundation cannot review, contest, or intervene in charges from your veterinary practice. Contributed invoices are used for research and education.

Full terms: Consent and Data License Agreement (Version 2026-08-05)

Submit your bill

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Full Name(Required)
Reason for Visit(Required)
Select the option that best describes why you visited the vet for this bill.
This helps us understand cost differences across practice types.
State helps the Foundation study regional cost differences. The veterinary practice ZIP code is collected separately below.
Enter the total shown on the document, rounded to the nearest dollar. We'll verify this against your uploaded file.
Please enter a number from 0 to 100000.
Coverage type is separate from whether a claim was filed.
Drop files here or
Accepted file types: pdf, jpg, jpeg, png, Max. file size: 15 MB, Max. files: 10.
    Terms and Conditions(Required)
    Enter the ZIP code of the veterinary practice shown on the bill. Upload files from one veterinary practice per submission; use a separate submission for another practice.

    Optional: Insurance, Payment, and Affordability

    You may skip this entire section. Your answers help the Foundation study how insurance, payment options, and financial pressure affect access to veterinary care. Your contact information and original files are stored in restricted systems. Only approved, de-identified outputs may be used in research reports or public summaries.
    No policy number or claim identification number is requested.
    Please enter a number from 0 to 10000000.
    Please enter a number from 0 to 10000000.
    Please enter a number from 0 to 100.
    Please enter a number from 0 to 100.
    Please enter a number from 0 to 10000000.
    Please enter a number from 0 to 10000000.
    Please enter a number from 0 to 10000000.
    Please enter a number from 0 to 10000000.
    Please enter a number from 0 to 10000000.
    Enter your best estimate. Financing is recorded separately and does not reduce this amount.
    How was the bill paid?
    Please enter a number from 0 to 10000000.
    Please enter a number from 0 to 10000000.
    Did cost affect the treatment decision?

    Questions about your submission or how the data is handled? Contact the Foundation.  ·  Resource Library  ·  All Programs