Exhuming a body depends on the local permit process and cemetery fees. The fee to open and close the grave is normally $1,000 each. The excavation typically requires manual labor and machinery. This may add costs. If necessary, you must dispose of the old casket and purchase a new one for transportation. Transferring the remains requires the services of a funeral director, which costs about $1,000 sometimes more, based on hourly rates.
Permits are also required to exhume a body and fees vary based on location. The final cost being the re-burial of the body. At the new resting place the loved ones will have to either transport the headstone or purchase a new one which can add up quite a bit for the total cost. Together, these costs tend to range between $5,000 and $15,000.
