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Basic Services Fee

Also called the professional services fee or basic service charge.

Varies by provider

The basic services fee is the one charge on a funeral home's price list that every arrangement includes. It covers staff time, planning, permits, and overhead.

In Utah

$800–$4,999
Basic services fee on 19 Salt Lake County lists
$1,900
Middle price of those lists
Varies by provider

What the fee can cover

  • 1Its nameIt’s the same fee under different names: basic services, professional services fee, basic service charge.
  • 2The arrangement meeting, or notSome homes include the first planning meeting. Others charge for it separately.Serenity Funeral Home charges $800 for basic services and $495 more for the arrangement conference (effective August 1, 2026). Independent Funeral Service charges $950 for the conference on top of its $2,950 fee (effective August 11, 2025).
  • 3Inside the direct cremation price, or added onSome direct cremation prices already include the fee. Check before comparing.Family Funeral Care includes its $895 fee in its direct cremation price (effective September 17, 2026). Kramer Family Funeral Home lists two fees, $1,999 for cremation and $4,999 for burial, and says the cremation fee is already in its $639 direct cremation (updated October 13, 2024).
Ask“Is the arrangement meeting included in this fee?”
Sources
  1. Wayfinder survey of Salt Lake County funeral home price lists and phone quotes, collected August 11 to September 19, 2026.
  2. Federal Trade Commission, “Shopping for Funeral Services” (the Funeral Rule).
Last reviewed October 2, 2026. Prices change; check the provider’s current price list.