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=== Cost ===
Alcor and the Cryonics Institute are the main cryonics providers that have existed for decades. {{efn|Trans Time has also existed for a long time, but they haven't always been offering cryonics services, and only have 3 patients in storage. The American Cryonics Society has also existed for a long time, but they contract with other cryonics providers.}} Alcor has been adjusting their prices according to the Consumer Price Index (which has been lower than medical inflation), while the Cryonics Institute has maintained their initial price. The first graph below shows the [[wikipedia:Real versus nominal value (economics)|nominal cost]] charged by the organisation, while the second graph shows the [[wikipedia:Real versus nominal value (economics)|real cost]] (that is inflation adjusted) of various cryonics services.
While the graphs start in 1976, it is worth nothing that before 1982, Alcor was contracting Trans Time for its storage services, and the Institute for Advanced Biological Studies for its stabilization services. Also, beside Ettinger's mother and wife, the first patient of the Cryonics Institute was preserved in 1991.
A direct comparison between the prices of different organisations is difficult because of the different services provided, and different types of payments. For example, Alcor has an annual membership fee, and has surcharges for late-minute cases. Some of the reason for Alcor's higher price than the Cryonics Institute includes the cost of stabilization and transport, as well as being more financially conservative by putting more money aside in a patient care trust.
The graphs below show the price of cryonics for whole-body and / or neuro-only as offered by Alcor<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alcor.org/Library/html/CryopreservationFundingAndInflation.html|title=Crypreservation Funding and Inflation|website=alcor.org|access-date=2019-01-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alcor.org/BecomeMember/|title=Alcor: Membership Info - How to Join|website=alcor.org|access-date=2019-01-31}}</ref>, the Cryonics Institute<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cryonics.org/ci-landing/funding-for-cryostasis/|title=Funding for Cryostasis {{!}} Cryonics Institute|website=www.cryonics.org|access-date=2019-01-31}}</ref>, OregonCryo<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://oregoncryo.com/services.html|title=Oregon Cryonics - Services|website=oregoncryo.com|access-date=2019-01-31}}</ref>, KrioRus<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kriorus.ru/en/Human-cryopreservation|title=Human cryopreservation {{!}} KrioRus|website=kriorus.ru|access-date=2019-01-31}}</ref>. The second graph has prices inflation adjusted in 2018 USD.
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[[File:Historical_cost_of_cryonics,_inflation_adjusted.png]]
=== Preservation quality ===
