My vet has always been fair with me, but he DOES know how to charge!!!
On the other hand, they dont do any after hours emergency anymore so if we have to get any emergency room care we are stuck with the "big boys" at the corproate place. They charge $95 JUST to see you and then charge about 3X what everyone else in town charges. I had a friend who HAD to go there, and he had a $2800 bill when he left. Had he gone to his regular Vet, it would have been less than half of that.
Nights and weekends, Im REALLY careful with my two girls!!!