GENERAL PRICE LIST
These prices are effective as of July 1, 2015
but are subject to change without notice.
FTC DISCLOSURE 1: "The goods and services shown below are those we can provide to our customers. You may choose only the items you desire. However, any funeral arrangements you select will include a charge for our basic services and overhead. If legal or other requirements mean you must buy any items you did not specifically ask for, we will explain the reason in writing on the statement we provide describing the funeral goods and services you selected."
Cremation Society of East Tennessee
116 Durwood Rd.
Knoxville, TN 37922
(865)951-0360
OUR TERMS: Payment is due at the arrangements conference,
we accept cash, Verified check, MasterCard, Visa or Discover.
Direct Cremation $1375 to $1395
The charge for a direct cremation includes the removal of remains from the place of death (within a 50 mile radius of Knoxville), use of thermal shelter facilities for 48 hours, local transportation to crematory, crematory fee, necessary authorizations, cremation permit and basic services of the funeral director and staff, and 1 Certified Death Certificate. This charge does not include the use of facilities and staff for any visitation or ceremony, public or private prior to the cremation. If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you can use an alternative container. Alternative containers encase the body and can be made of materials like cardboard, fiberboard, or composition materials (with or without an outside covering.) The containers we provide are fiberboard or composition materials.
1. With container provided by the purchaser..........................................................................$1375
2. With cardboard container selected from our funeral home (includes tax).......................$1395
3. With container selected from our funeral home
(casket price not included)…………………………………………………………………...$1375
Direct Cremation with Private Family Goodbye at prescheduled time at crematory…….$1895
(Includes dressing and cosmetizing of unembalmed remains, and fiberboard identification container and tax increase, as well as the direct cremation)
We require that families take receipt of cremated remains within seven (7) days of the date of death.
Basic Services of Funeral Director & Staff………………........................................................$643
Our basic services fee includes, but is not limited to: the services of our funeral directors and staff to respond to the initial request for service; arrangement conference with the family/ responsible parties; arrangement of services requested; preparation/ filing of necessary authorizations, documents and permits; customary sheltering of remains; recording vital statistics.
In addition, this fee includes a proportionate share of overhead expenses relative to operating our facilities, such as an answering service to respond 24 hours a day to calls; accounting and billing, administrative and secretarial costs; insurance and legal expenses, governmental compliance; maintenance and utility expenses, equipment and inventory expenses and similar overhead expenses necessary to operate Cremation Society of East Tennessee.
This fee for our basic services and overhead will be added to the total cost of the funeral arrangements you select.
This fee is already included in our charges for direct cremations.
Preparation Of The Remains
Embalming……………………………………………………………………………………….$900
Except in certain special cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with a viewing. If you do not want embalming, you usually have the right to choose an arrangement, such as direct cremation or immediate burial, that does not require you to pay for it.
Other Preparation of the body
Bathing, Dressing, Cosmetics, and Casketing of Unembalmed Body………….....………….$250
Thermal Shelter for remains (Per Day, After initial 48-hour period)……………….………$125
Special Care of Remains for Autopsied or Tissue Donor Circumstances………...…………$200
Special care for persons weighing over 300 pounds.………………………………………….$200
Removal of Medical Device……………………………………….…………………………….$135
Additional Services and Facility Fees
Home Removal or additional Person needed (Per Person)...….……………………………….$75
Equipment and Staff for Memorial Service at another Facility………………………….…$400
Equipment and Staff for Graveside Service…………………………………………………...$400
Equipment and Staff for Viewing………………………………………………………………$355
(Family viewing of unembalmed remains during preset scheduled time at the crematory. Prior to cremation, includes dressing and cosmetizing of unembalmed remains)
Processing Insurance Assignment (upon verification of policy)………………………………$75
Local Delivery of Cremated Remains (50 mile radius)………………………………………...$75
Packaging/Shipping of Cremated Remains via U.S.P.S. (Express Mail)……………….........$150
Crematory Fee…………………………………………………………………………………...$350
Automotive Equipment
Transfer of Remains to the Funeral Home…………….............................................................$350
Courier Vehicle for Express Death Certificates (7 business days or less)…...……………….$75
Hearse…………………………………………………………………………………………....$100
Mileage Fee for removal outside 50 mile radius of West Knoxville, One way per mile……….$3
Additional Offerings
Urns……………………………………………………………………………………...$35 - $3,200
Alternative containers………..………………..…………………………………….$18.31 - $165
Caskets ………………………………………………………………………………....$528 - $1389
A complete price list will be provided at the funeral home
Outer Burial Containers ………...……………………………………………………$165 - $1495
A complete price list will be provided at the funeral home
Memorial Package…………………………………………………………………………..….$145
Creating/Printing Memorials…………………………………………………………………....$50
Acknowledgement Cards (25)…………………………………………………………………...$25
Register Book………………………………………………………………………………….....$45