I would say that's reasonable for a specialist. I took Bubba to one once, and it only took a few second to take a scraping... but at least we learned it was a bad case of mange he picked up in Canada. As to vets... try to find a good established clinic !! I've only gone to 2 in my 50 years of personally ownwing dogs... 2 different towns..... both started in the 50's and both had a staff through the years of 4 to 5 vets of up most quality. In both cases, they may have been a little higher , but peace of mind and knowing I was doing the best meant so much. Both were caring, always followed up and yes, I've never been charged for a nail trim or ear check ! One of my present clinic's vets even had me come in every 2 months just to check Chip's heart at no charge ! I personally would not shop around for a " cheap" vet...if they're not with a qualified Vet Clinic ( and I don't call PatSmart a Clinic ! ) they aren't worth a paper cup of dog pee for a diagnosis .