Biohazard Cleanup FAQ

There's no flat price, because every scene is different. Cost depends on how much area is affected, what has soaked into flooring or walls, how long before discovery and how much odor treatment is needed. National cost guides put many residential jobs at roughly $1,500 to $7,500, with severe decomposition or hoarding scenes costing more. The assessment call is free, and you'll know what's involved before any work starts.

Often, yes. Many homeowners and renters policies cover cleanup after a death, suicide or crime in the home as sudden, accidental damage. Coverage depends on your policy, so check with your insurer. We help you gather the photos and documentation an adjuster usually asks for.

Biohazard cleanup is the safe removal of blood, bodily fluids, tissue and other potentially infectious material, plus anything they've soaked into, followed by disinfection and odor treatment. It covers unattended deaths, suicides, crime scenes, serious injuries, contaminated hoarding (animal waste, feces, rot) and needles. It doesn't include regular house cleaning, junk removal, sewage backups or mold-only jobs.

For eligible victims of violent crime, yes. Florida's Bureau of Victim Compensation, part of the Attorney General's office, lists crime scene cleanup as a covered benefit, up to $1,000 under its current schedule, for costs incurred within 7 days. Check eligibility with the Attorney General's office. Homeowners insurance may cover more.

We strongly recommend you don't. Blood and bodily fluids can carry bloodborne pathogens, and contamination often goes deeper than it looks, into carpet pad, subfloor and drywall. Surface cleaning can leave the source behind, along with odor that returns. Florida also has rules for how biomedical waste is packaged and disposed of.

The property owner: the family, the estate or, for a rental, the landlord. Police and the medical examiner don't clean up once they release the scene. A biohazard cleanup company does that work so family members don't have to.

It depends on the home's size, how full it is and how contaminated it is. Moderate hoarding with some contamination often costs about $1,500 to $4,000. Heavy contamination with animal waste or rot across several rooms costs more. If the home is cluttered but not contaminated, a junk-removal company is usually cheaper.

Most single-room cleanups take one to two days. Larger scenes, homes where flooring and drywall must be removed, and hoarding jobs can take several days. Odor treatment sometimes adds a day at the end.