The other most expensive component of funeral expenses is normally the funeral services fee, or basic services fee. Caskets are typically the most expensive component of funeral expenses. Specific costs related to hiring a funeral home to assist with the burial of a deceased person include filing permits and securing copies of a death certification, legally-compliant storage of the human remains, cost of legally compliant transportation of human remains, and more.Д¬remation (instead of burial) and associated costs of disposal, storage, and transportation are also considered funeral expenses. Other funeral homes may offer singular package options or other standard rates for all customers. Some funeral homes will offer more flexible options to reach a wider range of needs. Other fees might include flowers, refreshments for the funeral service, a newspaper obituary, use of a hearse, etc.Дifferent funeral homes will offer different versions of funeral services with varying costs. The expenses contributing to funeral costs include a headstone, grave liner or burial container, grave digging, grave plot, funeral service venue fee, embalming, casket, and funeral director's services. Funeral expenses are not eligible for reimbursement with any type of consumer-directed healthcare account.

There are several different types of expenses that contribute to this figure. Expenses for funerals typically cost $7000 or more.