How to ask a funeral home for prices

A five-minute call, and you do not have to explain why you are asking.

The short script

"I am comparing funeral providers. Could you tell me your price for direct cremation, for immediate burial, and for a funeral with a viewing and ceremony? And what is the date of your current General Price List?"

Your rights on the call

• The Funeral Rule requires funeral homes to give price information by phone to anyone who asks.
• You do not have to give your name, visit in person, or say who died.
• If you visit, you can ask for the General Price List and keep it.

What to write down

• Each price, the price-list date, and whether the basic services fee is included in direct cremation and immediate burial (it usually must be, and cannot be charged twice).
• What is not included: crematory fees, death certificates, permits, cemetery charges, flowers, obituary notices.

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