6 PRICES TRACKED
Crematory fee
The crematory’s own charge, passed through separately from the funeral home’s fees.
Every price we track (hover a dot)
The gap: advertised vs actually paid (medians)
People reported paying 197% more than the advertised list price for crematory fee.
List prices are advertised prices; paid figures are what people reported, often for different cases and from a small sample so far. Treat the gap as a signal, not a quote.
Quoted vs actually paid (real submissions)
The strongest signal there is: what one person was quoted, and what the same job actually cost them.
- quoted $1,300↔paid $1,3000%
AgingCare forum, poster's father-in-law, cremation only
| Year | Region | Provider | What it was | List | Paid | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia | Independent | Crematory feeSturtevant Funeral Home & Crematory (Portsmouth, VA) GPL - crematory fee (under 300 lbs) | $300 | — | source |
| 2023 | US unspecified | Unknown | Crematory cremation feeNFDA 2023 median crematory fee (via Finder) | $400 | — | source |
| 2023 | National | Unknown | Cremation feeNational median from NFDA 2023 General Price List Study, up from $368 in 2021 | $400survey avg | — | source |
| 2025 | Ohio | Independent | Crematory feeHodapp Funeral Homes (Cincinnati area, OH) GPL - cremation fee line item | $475 | — | source |
| 2024 | Indiana | Independent | Cremation fee, up to 299 lbsItemized cremation fee tier on Cutler Funeral Home general price list | $500 | — | source |
| 2019 | US unspecified | Unknown | Cremation feeAgingCare forum, poster's father-in-law, cremation only | — | $1,300quoted $1,300 | source |
Common questions
How much does crematory fee cost in the US?
Across 6 real US prices, the median is $438, ranging from $300 to $1,300. These are published General Price List figures and bills families actually paid, not estimates.
Why do crematory fee prices vary so much?
Funeral homes set their own fees, and third-party costs like the cemetery plot or crematory vary by state. A national chain and a local independent can be thousands apart for the same service.
How can I pay less for crematory fee?
Ask several funeral homes for their General Price List (they must give it to you under the FTC Funeral Rule), compare the basic services fee, consider a direct cremation, and buy your own casket if you want. You are never obliged to accept the first quote.
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Methodology: prices here are figures from funeral homes' General Price Lists (required by the FTC Funeral Rule) and bills families reported paying. Each row says which it is, with a link to the source where one exists. We never estimate and no sponsor can touch a number.