Cremation Prices
Cremation has increasingly become a much preferred choice these days. The primary reason is the price. Compared to burial, people can save as much as 75% plus more freedom to choose a memorial service, and a good way to help the environment.
You have plenty of options when choosing the type of cremation service you want and its corresponding cremation costs. To give you some general idea of the cost, below is our basic cremation pricing guide that you can refer to from time to time. We based the following cremation prices from various funeral home services and other resources.
Simple/Direct Cremation
Cost: $495 to $1000
You can get a low cost cremation service. But again you get what you pay for may apply here. There are even direct cremation service that pays between $100 and $300, minus the option for viewing or a funeral. Others provide simple cremation for around $1,000 or a little less, and this would include basic services such as:
- Transfer of the body from place of death to the crematory
- Filing death certificate, family cremation authorization, disposition permit, social security notification, and medical examiners authorization
- Cremation container
- Crematory charges
Memorial Cremation
Cost: $995 to $1, 7000
This type of cremation package will include a memorial service and a cremation casket or container. Families can have an option to have the human remains presented during the memorial service in an urn. Other services typically include:
- Basic cremation services
- Visitation up to 2 hours
- Supervised visitation and other services
- Register book
- Memorial cards
- Graveside service
- Acknowledgment cards
Traditional/Heritage Cremation
Cost: $1,675 to $3,600
After a traditional funeral service, the cremation will follow. This will allow families to honor the departed loved one with a service and visitation before the cremation. They can also have an option for an open or closed casket for the service. Other services will also include:
- Transfer services
- Cremation casket or rental casket
- Visitation and funeral service at your church
- Necessary paperwork
- Register books, memorial cards, and acknowledgement cards
- Temporary cremation container
- Vehicle to crematory
For discounts on cremations services, you can search them from Funeral Consumers Alliance. You can find nonprofit funeral or memorial societies and organizations that offer discounted cremation services with a local crematory. US military veterans are entitled to a free burial or cremation service. Their qualified dependents can also avail of the same privilege.
Families can also have an option of just getting the cremation process. For a fee, about $100 or even lower, families will take care of the body themselves, procure their own casket, and deal directly with a crematory. A basic container for the ashes may be provided. But generally the price will not include the costs for transportation, obtaining necessary paperwork, and the final disposition for the ashes.
Lastly, this cremation pricing guide will be regularly updated for your convenience. So please check in from time to time for more information about cremation costs.