Columbus, OH · 12 price lists
Direct cremation in Columbus
Each home's own General Price List. Every figure shows when we checked it.
Median $2,930 · $895 to $5,000
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Direct cremation · Columbus
12 price lists$2,930
median · the same direct cremation runs $895 to $5,000 in this metro
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How we're paid
Funeral homes can pay for a listing labelled "Sponsored", kept apart from the price list. Payment never changes the order or the prices, and you never need an email to see a price.
Direct cremation · Columbus
12 price lists$2,930
median · the same direct cremation runs $895 to $5,000 in this metro
40 of 89 homes serving Columbus
Same package at every home: direct cremation (alternative container). Ranked by price, then distance. Nobody can pay to move up. We list 89 funeral homes serving Columbus, and 12 of them have a price list we've checked so far.
12 priced homes around Columbus
| Funeral home | Essential package | Distance | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus · license FH.000408 · active · checked Sep 24, 2026 · price list checked Oct 15, 2026 | $895 | 5 mi | View prices |
Newcomer Funeral Homes & Crematory Columbus · license FH.002437 · active · checked Sep 25, 2026 · price list checked Oct 12, 2026 | $1,670 | 7 mi | View prices |
Newcomer Funeral Homes & Crematory Grove City · license FH.002744 · active · checked Sep 25, 2026 · price list checked Oct 12, 2026 | $1,670 | 8 mi | View prices |
Advantage Funeral & Cremation Services By Schoedinger–Hilltop Columbus · license FH.003834 · active · checked Sep 25, 2026 · could not re-check since Sep 21, 2026 | $1,820 | 5 mi | View prices |
Advantage Funeral & Cremation Services By Schoedinger-North Columbus · license FH.003836 · active · checked Sep 25, 2026 · could not re-check since Sep 21, 2026 | $1,820 | 7 mi | View prices |
| Pataskala · license FH.003112 · active · checked Sep 25, 2026 · could not re-check since Sep 21, 2026 | $2,930 | 17 mi | View prices |
Crouse-Kauber-Fraley Funeral Home Johnstown · license FH.003107 · active · checked Sep 25, 2026 · could not re-check since Sep 21, 2026 | $2,930 | 19 mi | View prices |
Sorted by price. Our sort method is published and placement is never for sale.
Showing 1 to 7 of 40 homes serving Columbus
Ohio rules that apply here
Every line links to its statute. Checked Sep 18, 2026.
- Paperwork before a cremation
- Ohio's cremation authorization form identifies the authorizing agent, the identity of the decedent, the recipient of the cremated remains, and the planned final disposition. Ohio also provides rules for unclaimed cremated remains after 60 days. statute →
- Waiting period before cremation
- Ohio has unusually detailed cremation rules. A crematory generally cannot perform a cremation until at least 24 hours have elapsed from death, the required burial or burial-transit permit has been received, the cremation authorization form has been completed, and any other required documentation is in place. statute →
Why these numbers are comparable
A price list is a list of line items, and no two homes itemize the same way. We rebuild the same basket at every home. Medians across the 12 homes with a checked price list:
- Direct cremation (alternative container)
- $2,930
- Basket, median items
- $2,930
Anything a home charges outside this basket is shown on its own page, not hidden in the comparison.
Questions families ask
Answers use the figures on this page, not national averages.
Among 12 funeral homes serving Columbus with a checked price list, direct cremation runs from $895 to $5,000, with a median of $2,930. The middle half of these homes charge between $1,783 and $4,040. Each figure comes from that funeral home's own General Price List, and we checked it against that list; the oldest check was Oct 7, 2026 and the most recent was Oct 23, 2026. We list 89 funeral homes serving Columbus, and 12 of them have a price list we've checked so far.
The total adds these items from each funeral home's price list: direct cremation (alternative container). Cemetery or crematory fees charged by third parties, death certificates, and merchandise such as an urn or casket are extra unless a funeral home lists them.
No. Under the federal Funeral Rule (16 CFR Part 453) you have the right to choose only the goods and services you want, and every funeral home must give you an itemized General Price List. The packages here are a comparison aid built from those itemized prices, not something the funeral home sells as a bundle.
The biggest differences are the non-declinable basic services fee, whether the funeral home has its own crematory or uses a third party, and how far it will travel to collect the deceased before a mileage charge applies. Each funeral home's page shows all of these.
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