Cleanup services
Six kinds of work, one thing in common: no public agency does any of them. Here is what each involves and what it typically costs in Texas.
Start from what happened
- Someone died at home and was not found for days Unattended Death Cleanup · typically $2,000 – $25,000+
- A violent crime, and the police have finished Crime Scene Cleanup · typically $1,500 – $15,000+
- A suicide or a serious accident in the property Trauma & Suicide Cleanup · typically $1,500 – $15,000+
- Blood or bodily fluid from an injury or a medical event Biohazard Cleanup · typically $1,000 – $10,000+
- A property filled to the point it cannot be cleaned normally Hoarding Cleanup · typically $1,000 – $15,000+
- A smell that keeps coming back after a clean Death & Biohazard Odor Removal · typically $500 – $5,000+
What is true of all of them
Nobody official cleans it
Police, fire departments, medical examiners and justices of the peace all finish their work and leave. The cleanup falls to whoever owns the property or the next of kin.
Texas licenses none of it
There is no state license for biohazard, crime scene or trauma cleanup. Judge a company on insurance, bloodborne-pathogens training and where it takes the waste instead.
The price needs an on-site look
Every range on this site is a range. What decides the number is how much porous material absorbed fluid, and nobody can see that down a phone.
Removal and restoration are two jobs
Taking out contaminated flooring is cleanup. Putting a new floor in is restoration, and it is usually quoted separately.
All six services
Biohazard Cleanup
Removal and disinfection of blood, bodily fluids and other biological hazards.
Typical range $1,000 – $10,000+
Crime Scene Cleanup
Discreet cleanup after violent crimes once police release the scene.
Typical range $1,500 – $15,000+
Unattended Death Cleanup
Decomposition cleanup, odor removal and restoration after an unattended death.
Typical range $2,000 – $25,000+
Trauma & Suicide Cleanup
Compassionate cleanup after a suicide, accident or serious injury.
Typical range $1,500 – $15,000+
Hoarding Cleanup
Sorting, removal and sanitizing of hoarded or unsanitary homes.
Typical range $1,000 – $15,000+
Death & Biohazard Odor Removal
Professional deodorization after decomposition, sewage or biohazard events.
Typical range $500 – $5,000+
Each of the 7 cities on this network has its own page for every service, with that county's release process, the local offices and the rules that apply there. Find your city.
Standards these pages rely on
- Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation — licensed programs — no cleanup license exists in Texas
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1030 — Bloodborne Pathogens
- TCEQ — medical waste transporter registration