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Funeral Price Information
From the NFDA 2001 General Price List Survey
NFDA's 2001 General Price List Survey results are based on figures from members General Price Lists as of January 2001. Data was collected from 497 questionnaire responses out of a total random sample of 1,697 NFDA members, a response rate of 29%. The survey is divided into two sections, services and merchandise. This is the National Average, for cost of services and merchandise, please contact your local funeral director for prices in your area. The complete GPL Report may be purchased through NFDA's InfoCentral at www.nfda.org.
The schedule of standard service and merchandise, which together may be considered the average cost of an adult funeral, are summarized below.
| Most Commonly Selected Services | Average Cost |
| Professional service charges | $1,213 |
| Embalming | $420 |
| Other preparations (Cosmetology, hair, etc.) | $150 |
| Visitation/Viewing | $275 |
| Funeral at Funeral Home | $350 |
| Transfer of remains to funeral home | $154 |
| Hearse (local) | $185 |
| Service Car/Van | $85 |
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| Sub-total: | $2,832 |
| Merchandise |
| Acknowledgement cards: | $18 |
| Casket: | $2,330 |
| Sub-total: | $5,180 |
| Vault: | $950 |
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| Total: | $6,130 |
The above prices do not include cemetery charges, such as grave space, opening and closing grave, crypts/mausoleum, monument or marker. These items are usually not purchased through the funeral home. Some funeral homes offer vaults, others do not, but we have included the cost of a vault for reference.
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