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Cremation Cost Calculator
Direct cremation or a service first — see what each path costs, itemized and cited.
| Basic services feeThe one fee that cannot be declinedmedian $2,495 · NFDA 2023 | ||
| Transfer of remainsmedian $395 · NFDA 2023 | ||
| Alternative cremation containerFiberboard or wood. No law anywhere requires a casket for cremation.median $160 · NFDA 2023 | ||
| Cremation feeThird-party crematory feemedian $400 · NFDA 2023 | ||
| Urnmedian $295 · NFDA 2023 |
Estimate from national medians (2023) and your own entries. Not a quote. Cemetery costs (plot, opening, marker) are separate.$3,450
The real number is the funeral home's General Price List. The FTC Funeral Rule gives you the right to prices over the phone, the right to decline packages and choose item by item, and the right to buy a casket anywhere with no handling fee. Embalming is not required by federal law.