Sound Choice Cremation
Sarasota, FL
Part of SCI, sold under the Dignity Memorial brand.
Posted April 2, 2024 Checked August 18, 2026
This list is dated April 2, 2024; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.
Read this home's price list5200 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL 34232
Direct cremation
$1,045
The middle price in Florida is $3,045.
The home posts $995. With one certified copy, $1,045.
How this adds up
| "6. Direct Cremation with Cardboard Container" | $995 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $50 |
| Sum | $1,045 |
This covers refrigeration, transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home, the cremation charge itself, basic Services of the Funeral Director, staff for Direct Cremation and the crematory fee is included. It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. 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 $50 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- refrigeration
- transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home
- the cremation charge itself
- basic Services of the Funeral Director
- staff for Direct Cremation
- the crematory fee is included.
What this home's price does not cover
- mileage beyond the distance this list includes
- 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 "6. Direct Cremation with Cardboard Container".
This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "(within a 30 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $4.50 per mile.)"
The median across Florida is $3,045, from 144 posted price lists we have read.
Cremation with service
$4,565
The middle price in Florida is $9,375.
This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, embalming, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, use of facilities and staff for a viewing, use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony, the cremation charge itself and rental casket for the viewing.
How this adds up
| "BASIC SERVICES OF THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND STAFF AND OVERHEAD" | $695 |
|---|---|
| "Transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home" | $250 |
| "embalming, you usually have the right to choose an arrangement that does not require you to pay for it," | $1,045 |
| "Dressing and casketing of deceased" | $155 |
| "Use of Facilities and Staff Services for Visitation, Same Day as Service." | $500 |
| "Use of Facilities and Staff Services for Funeral Service in Our Chapel" | $500 |
| "Crematory Fee" | $175 |
| "RENTAL CASKET" | $1,195 |
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $50 |
| Sum | $4,565 |
It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. 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 $50 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
- transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
- embalming
- dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
- use of facilities and staff for a viewing
- use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony
- the cremation charge itself
- rental casket for the viewing
What this home's price does not cover
- mileage beyond the distance this list includes
- additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time
This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "(within a 30 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $4.50 per mile.)"
Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The median across Florida is $9,375, from 118 posted price lists we have read.
Immediate burial
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated April 2, 2024, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Burial with graveside service
We have no price to show for this service from this home's price list, dated April 2, 2024, so please ask them directly.
Traditional funeral service
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated April 2, 2024, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
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.
What the county fee is
This fee is charged by the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is. A family using a Miami-Dade County funeral home for a death that happened in Lee County pays the Lee County fee. Pick the county of death to know the amount.
In this list: in FL, Volusia County at $50, Lee County and Miami-Dade County at $75, Manatee County and Sarasota County at $35, Orange County and Osceola County at $60 and DeSoto County charging no fee. A county not in this list charges something too; ask that county or the funeral home.
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 $50 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 $50.
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 Sarasota charge
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- All Veterans - All Families Burials & Cremations LLCSARASOTA, FL
- Celebration of Life Chapel LLCBradenton, FL
- Sci Funeral Services of Florida LLCBRADENTON, FL
The same question, answered for every Florida home we have read:
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