How Much Is a Funeral

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Bailey Funeral Home and Cremation Service, PA

Halethorpe, MD

A funeral home.

Posted July 8, 2024 Checked August 30, 2026

This list is dated July 8, 2024; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.

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4023 ANNAPOLIS ROAD, HALETHORPE, MD

From this home's state license record.

Direct cremation

$2,180

The middle price in Maryland is $3,420.

This covers the home's posted price for a direct cremation, with its own container.

How this adds up
"B) Direct Cremation with fiber board container purchased from the Funeral Home (Cremated remains will be returned in a plastic temporary container)………………….……...$1,895.00"$1,895
"Bayview Crematory Cremation Fee (Cash Advance Item)……… ... $285.00"$285
Sum$2,180

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • the home's posted price for a direct cremation, with its own container

The median across Maryland is $3,420, from 37 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

$7,075

The middle price in Maryland is $7,330.

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

How this adds up
"G) Viewing and Cremation (limited to 2 hrs, time selected by Funeral Home) Includes: dressing, casketing, cosmetology, embalming. Not included: Casket ... …$5,995.00"$5,995
"Use of facilities and staff for Funeral Ceremony at the funeral home ... $795.00"$795
"Bayview Crematory Cremation Fee (Cash Advance Item)……… ... $285.00"$285
Sum$7,075

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • the home's posted plan for a funeral with cremation

The median across Maryland is $7,330, from 28 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$6,405

This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.

How this adds up
"B) Immediate Burial with Minimum Cloth Covered Unit"$6,405
Sum$6,405

This covers our charge for an immediate burial, (without ceremony) includes, basic services of funeral director and staff, a proportionate share of overhead costs and removal of remains. Certified copies of the death certificate are extra, priced one at a time. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • our charge for an immediate burial, (without ceremony) includes
  • basic services of funeral director and staff
  • a proportionate share of overhead costs
  • removal of remains

What this home's price does not cover

  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "B) Immediate Burial with Minimum Cloth Covered Unit".

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$4,410

The middle price in Maryland is $4,355.

Certified copies of the death certificate are extra, priced one at a time.

How this adds up
"A) Immediate Burial with casket provided by customer ... …$4,410.00"$4,410
Sum$4,410

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

The median across Maryland is $4,355, from 37 posted price lists we have read.

Burial with graveside service

$8,495

The middle price in Maryland is $6,600.

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

How this adds up
"Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff and Overhead ... $3,495.00"$3,495
"Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home (within 20 mile radius)… ... $675.00"$675
"Refrigeration (Sheltering of Remains per day) ... $285.00 (seven days)"$1,995
"Dressing ... $245.00"$245
"Casketing ... $245.00"$245
"Hearse ... $750.00"$750
"Use of equipment and staff for Graveside Service outside of funeral home (Staff Fee)… ... $795.00"$795
"Flower Van… ... $295.00"$295
Sum$8,495

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • the home's posted plan for a graveside service

The median across Maryland is $6,600, from 28 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

$10,230

The middle price in Maryland is $7,880.

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

How this adds up
"Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff and Overhead ... $3,495.00"$3,495
"Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home (within 20 mile radius)… ... $675.00"$675
"Embalming… ... $1,895.00"$1,895
"Casketing ... $245.00"$245
"Dressing ... $245.00"$245
"Cosmetology ... $245.00"$245
"Use of facilities and staff for Viewing at the funeral home (per 2 hour viewing)… ... $795.00"$795
"Use of facilities and staff for Funeral Ceremony at the funeral home ... $795.00"$795
"Hearse ... $750.00"$750
"Use of equipment and staff for Graveside Service outside of funeral home (Staff Fee)… ... $795.00"$795
"Flower Van… ... $295.00"$295
Sum$10,230

It does not cover a casket. Certified copies of the death certificate are extra, priced one at a time. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff and Overhead ... $3,495.00
  • Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home (within 20 mile radius)… ... $675.00
  • Embalming… ... $1,895.00
  • Casketing ... $245.00
  • Dressing ... $245.00
  • Cosmetology ... $245.00
  • Use of facilities and staff for Viewing at the funeral home (per 2 hour viewing)… ... $795.00
  • Use of facilities and staff for Funeral Ceremony at the funeral home ... $795.00
  • Hearse ... $750.00
  • Use of equipment and staff for Graveside Service outside of funeral home (Staff Fee)… ... $795.00
  • Flower Van… ... $295.00

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket
  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

The median across Maryland is $7,880, from 33 posted price lists we have read.

These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.

1 other package this home posts

B) Immediate Burial with Minimum Cloth Covered Unit

$6,405

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"B) Immediate Burial with Minimum Cloth Covered Unit"$6,405
Sum$6,405

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers
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

This home's price list does not show a price for a certified copy of the death certificate, and we have no verified government fee for this place, so please ask the funeral home or the registrar in the county where the death happened what one copy costs.

Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

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