Cortez Cremations & Funeral Services
San Diego, San Diego County, CA
A funeral home, family owned.
Checked August 24, 2026
This list carries no date of its own; we read it on August 24, 2026.
Read this home's price list2169 First Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
From this home's state license record.
Direct cremation
$1,735
The middle price in San Diego County is $1,935.
The home posts $1,695. With the California permit for disposition of human remains and one certified copy, $1,735.
How this adds up
| "Direct/Simple Cremation" | $1,695 |
|---|---|
| California permit for disposition of human remains, set by California Health and Safety Code 103675, 103680 and 103692, verified August 16, 2026 | $12 |
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $26 |
| Sum | $1,733 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $1,735 |
This covers transportation, refrigeration, alternative container, filing of permits and death certificate, cremation process, and a black basic urn. It does not cover additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The figure above adds the California permit for disposition of human remains at $12 and one certified copy of the death certificate at $26 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- transportation, refrigeration, alternative container, filing of permits and death certificate, cremation process, and a black basic urn.
What this home's price does not cover
- additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time
This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Direct/Simple Cremation".
The median across San Diego County is $1,935, from 29 posted price lists we have read.
Cremation with service
We have no price to show for this service from the price list we read from this home on August 24, 2026, so please ask them directly.
Immediate burial
We have no price to show for this service from the price list we read from this home on August 24, 2026, so please ask them directly.
Burial with graveside service
We have no price to show for this service from the price list we read from this home on August 24, 2026, so please ask them directly.
Traditional funeral service
We have no price to show for this service from the price list we read from this home on August 24, 2026, so please ask them directly.
3 other packages this home posts
Direct/Simple Cremation
$1,725
The home posts $1,695. With one certified copy, $1,725.
How this adds up
| "Direct/Simple Cremation" | $1,695 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $26 |
| Sum | $1,721 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $1,725 |
What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $26 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- includes transportation, refrigeration, alternative container, filing of permits and death certificate, cremation process, and a black basic urn.
Cremation with Memorial Service
$3,725
The home posts $3,695. With one certified copy, $3,725.
How this adds up
| "Cremation with Memorial Service" | $3,695 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $26 |
| Sum | $3,721 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $3,725 |
What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $26 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- use of chapel, a register book, prayer cards, staff assistance and coordination
Onsite Witnessed Cremation
$2,420
The home posts $2,390. With one certified copy, $2,420.
How this adds up
| "Onsite Witnessed Cremation" | $2,390 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $26 |
| Sum | $2,416 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $2,420 |
What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $26 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- includes all direct cremation services
These figures are ballparks for comparing homes, not quotes.
These figures are assembled from this home's own posted price list, and each one is rounded up to the next $5. Treat them as a way to compare homes, not as a quote. Only the funeral home can quote you.
Certified copies of the death certificate
One certified copy of the death certificate is included in every figure on this page.
This home's own price list posts a certified copy of the death certificate at $26 each. This is what the record itself costs. Ask the funeral home whether it charges anything to order them for you.
How many certified copies do you need?
Most families need more than one. Raising the count raises every figure on this page.
One certified copy is $26.
Nobody can tell you how many you will need. Banks, insurers, and pension offices each tend to want their own, so families commonly order several. Set the count and the line says what that comes to.
Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
Where to look next
What the other funeral homes in San Diego County charge
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- 2025 Greenwood Memorial Park & MortuarySan Diego, CA
- Beardsley-Mitchell Funeral HomeSan Diego, CA
- Beyond CremationsSan Diego, CA
The same question, answered for every California home we have read:
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