How Much Does a Sewer Line Camera Inspection Cost?

Updated October 26, 2026.

A sewer line camera inspection cost is not one number for every Florida house. Homeowners also look this up as a sewer scope cost. HomeGuide's sewer camera inspection cost guide (Kristen Cramer, December 19, 2025) says a sewer camera inspection costs $125 to $500 on average, with a national average of $280 from 1,991 member project costs. The same page lists a minimum of $70 and a maximum of $900. Angi's sewer line camera inspection cost guide (updated September 30, 2026) uses a different national set: most homeowners pay $271 to $1,725, and the average across 2,344 Angi pro projects is $995. Those ranges describe published project data. They are not a price for a Miami or Fort Lauderdale lateral. For this property, call for a quote.

The gap between $280 and $995 is large, and neither guide explains it. They are separate datasets: HomeGuide counts 1,991 member project costs, and Angi counts 2,344 pro projects. Cleanout access, how far the camera has to travel, locating, a video plus written report, and add-ons such as hydro-jetting before the camera can finish the run are the items that move a quote. This page keeps only ranges those two guides print, with the publisher and date next to the figure.

What the sewer camera inspection cost is paying for

A sewer camera inspection is a visual pass through the line. HomeGuide describes a plumber inserting a small video camera on a flexible cable, watching a live feed, and looking for blockages, corrosion, and pipe damage. The same guide is explicit about the boundary of that fee: a CCTV drain camera inspection does not include pipe repairs or snaking the drain. If a price you were given also covers digging, a repair, or a replacement, that is a different scope. Ask for the inspection line by itself.

Total Leak Detection's sewer camera inspection service is the hire page for that visit in South Florida. The sewer camera inspection guide covers how the inspection is done. This article stays on price. What a sewer camera inspection can actually see covers the picture inside the pipe, and what to expect during a sewer camera inspection in Miami, FL covers the visit itself. Use those pages for process. Use this one to see which published factors change the bill.

What changes the sewer line camera inspection cost

HomeGuide and Angi do not publish a Florida-only table. They do publish the factors that show up on national invoices. Read each band as that publisher's range, not as a line you can add to the next line. A long cast-iron run with no cleanout is one job, not the sum of every row below.

Cleanout access

HomeGuide prices a sewer line camera inspection at $125 to $500 when the home has a cleanout, the aboveground pipe that lets the tech enter the line. The same page prices the visit at $175 to $750 when there is no cleanout, because the plumber removes a toilet, uses it as the access point, and reinstalls it. That is the clearest access split in the public guides.

Time moves with access. HomeGuide says most sewer inspections take about an hour, and that homes without a cleanout, or drains that are already clogged, take longer. Angi says some pros charge $75 to $150 per hour for complex or troubleshooting jobs, while labor is often bundled into a flat inspection fee. Neither guide is a South Florida rate card. If the only access is a toilet pull, a buried cleanout, or a lid you cannot find, call for a quote.

Footage and how far the camera can go

Angi prices the visit by pipe length. Under 50 feet is $175 to $250. A 50 to 100 foot line, which Angi describes as the standard home range, is $250 to $400. Over 100 feet is $400 to $800. Angi also lists an additional branch at $75 to $200 per line. Length and extra branches are separate rows in that table. Do not add them to HomeGuide's cleanout range and treat the total as your price.

Reach is a different fact from price. HomeGuide says professional drain cameras extend 200 to 400 feet, and that a blockage or damaged section can stop the camera before it travels that far. The guides do not print a separate "depth" fee for how far underground the lateral sits. If the line is long, runs under a slab, or needs a mark in the yard, the published extras are length and locating.

Locating the problem

Seeing a defect on a screen is not the same as knowing where to dig. HomeGuide says many drain cameras have a transmitter so the plumber can pinpoint the spot from aboveground. Angi prices "locating/marking problem" as its own add-on at $40 to $100, described as marking repair spots for follow-up work. If your quote is only a look inside the pipe, ask whether a surface mark is included.

Video and a written report

The deliverable is part of the price, and the two guides do not treat it as automatic. Angi splits camera type this way: a standard camera is a basic visual inspection with no recording at $150 to $300; an HD camera is high-resolution video with possible recording or a report at $300 to $600; a specialty camera (360-degree, self-leveling, or for unusual materials) is $600 to $1,500 or more. The same page prices a video recording or report, for records, insurance, or a real estate file, at $50 to $150.

HomeGuide does not print a separate report fee. It tells readers to ask two questions before they hire: will you receive a copy of the video, and will you receive a detailed printed report? Total Leak Detection's sewer camera inspection service lists a complete video recording and a detailed findings report as what the visit provides. That is the service description, not a dollar amount. Confirm the file and the written report are on your quote.

Hydro-jetting and other add-ons

A camera stops at a solid blockage. HomeGuide says that if there is a major blockage, the scope cannot move forward until the obstruction is cleared. Clearing is not inside the camera price on that page. HomeGuide lists sewer line cleaning at $200 to $500 to snake the line, or $600 to $1,400 for hydro jetting. Angi lists hydro-jetting or cleaning at $250 to $800, emergency or rush service at $100 to $300 extra, and a follow-up consultation at $50 to $100.

Those hydro-jetting bands do not match, because they come from different guides on different dates. Use them as published ranges, not as a blended "average." Whether the line needs jetting before the camera can finish is a site call. It is also a separate line on the bill in both guides. Get the jetting, snake or after-hours price in writing before you approve it on top of the camera.

Angi also prices pipe material as its own band: PVC $175 to $300, cast iron $250 to $400, clay $300 to $500, and Orangeburg $400 to $800. Material changes how careful the pass has to be. It is not a South Florida surcharge you can copy onto a quote without looking at the house.

What you get for the money

Use this checklist against the quote, not as a promise that every national price includes every item. HomeGuide and Angi are the sources for the priced rows. The service page is the source for what Total Leak Detection lists.

• A live view inside the pipe from a camera on a flexible cable, which is the inspection HomeGuide describes.
• A stop at the defect the camera can reach. HomeGuide notes that a blockage can keep the camera from traveling its full 200 to 400 foot professional reach.
• A surface location when the camera has a transmitter. Angi prices locating and marking at $40 to $100 as an add-on, so ask whether the mark is in the fee.
• A video file and a written report if the quote says so. Angi prices video recording or a report at $50 to $150. HomeGuide says to ask for both. Total Leak Detection's sewer camera inspection service lists a complete video recording and a detailed findings report.
• A clear statement of what is not in the fee. HomeGuide says the camera inspection does not include repairs or snaking. Hydro-jetting is a separate published range, not a free extra.
• A number for your property. The table above is national. It is not a Miami or Fort Lauderdale invoice.

When a camera inspection pays for itself

The inspection pays for itself when the footage changes a decision that would otherwise be a guess. The public guides support two of those decisions with numbers. They do not publish a guaranteed savings figure, so this page does not invent one.

Before you buy

HomeGuide says a home inspection costs $300 to $500 and typically does not include a sewer line camera inspection. Adding a sewer scope costs $100 to $250, and HomeGuide recommends that add-on for homes older than 20 years. The same page also lists a "full home and sewer camera inspection" at $400 to $750. Those are national figures for the inspection itself, not a repair credit and not a Florida closing cost. You are paying to see the line while you can still walk away or renegotiate, and sewer inspections before buying a home covers how buyers use that visit. If the house has no cleanout, HomeGuide's no-cleanout range of $175 to $750 is the published stand-alone band to ask about.

Older Miami cast-iron lines

Angi prices a cast-iron camera inspection at $250 to $400, against $175 to $300 for PVC. That is a national material band. It is not a count of Miami houses and it is not Total Leak Detection's price. It does show why an older metal line is not priced like a smooth plastic one: the pass can take more care.

On an older Miami house, the camera pays for itself when the symptoms have already moved past a single slow fixture and someone is about to recommend another clearing, jetting, or a replacement without a picture. Cast iron sewer warning signs is the page for those signs. Read that before you treat a repeat clog as proof the whole line is done, or as proof that it is fine. Angi says many homes schedule a camera inspection every one to two years, and before a purchase or sale. That is Angi's maintenance suggestion, not a rule for every South Florida property.

If you are comparing cities, the same factors apply in Miami and in Fort Lauderdale. The city pages describe the service. This page is where the published price factors live.

How to read the two national ranges

Put the two headlines next to each other and they look like a mistake. HomeGuide's December 19, 2025 average is $280, inside $125 to $500, from 1,991 member project costs, with an absolute low of $70 and high of $900. Angi's September 30, 2026 average is $995, inside $271 to $1,725, from 2,344 pro projects. Some of Angi's own rows sit below that $995 average, for example $150 to $300 for a standard camera and $250 to $400 for a 50 to 100 foot line, and Angi does not say why its average is higher.

Neither page says it sampled Miami-Dade or Broward. Neither page is a bid. A useful quote names the access point, the approximate length, whether locating is included, whether you leave with video and a written report, and whether hydro-jetting or a snake is required before the camera can pass. If any of those are missing, call for a quote instead of averaging the two national numbers.

HomeGuide also prices a different product, a do-it-yourself camera rental, at $120 to $225 per day, with rental reels that extend 150 to 200 feet rather than the 200 to 400 feet it lists for professional scopes. That rental range is not a professional inspection price. Do not mix it into the $125 to $500 or $271 to $1,725 bands.

Questions to ask before you book

HomeGuide prints a short list of questions for anyone hiring a sewer scope. They map directly onto the price factors above. Ask them before you compare one Florida quote with a national article.

• Will you receive a copy of the video, and will you receive a detailed printed report? Angi prices that recording or report at $50 to $150 when it is an add-on. Total Leak Detection's service page lists both. Get the answer in writing on the quote.
• How will the tech enter the line? A cleanout and a toilet pull are different HomeGuide ranges ($125 to $500 versus $175 to $750).
• How far does the camera need to go, and what happens if a blockage stops it? Length is Angi's $175 to $800 span by footage band. Clearing the line is extra.
• Does the estimate include any plumbing repairs? HomeGuide says the camera fee does not include repairs.
• Is locating included? Angi's locating and marking add-on is $40 to $100.
• Is hydro-jetting or a snake assumed? Compare HomeGuide's $600 to $1,400 hydro-jetting range and $200 to $500 snake range with Angi's $250 to $800 hydro-jetting or cleaning range.

Call Total Leak Detection at (855) 385-5325 or contact us for a quote on the property. Current promotions are listed separately and are not a substitute for the ranges above.

Related reading

These pages cover the service, the inspection steps, older cast-iron lines, a home purchase, and pipe size. Each one stays on its own topic. The price factors are the ones in the table above.

• Sewer camera inspection for the service, including the video and written report the visit lists.
• Choosing a main sewer line pipe size for pipe types after the camera shows the line.
• Sewer camera inspection guide for the inspection process.
• Cast iron sewer warning signs for older South Florida lines.
• Sewer inspections before buying a home for the pre-purchase timeline.
• What to expect during a sewer camera inspection in Miami, FL for the steps on site.