What styles of mortuary coolers are available?

Mortuary coolers come in five loading styles: upright (front-loading with slide-out shelves), roll-in (cot-level direct entry), side load (dual side doors), vault (individual bay doors with telescoping trays), and walk-in (modular racked rooms).

Which mortuary cooler style do hospitals use?

Hospitals and medical examiners typically use vault style morgue coolers with individual bay doors and telescoping stainless trays, or walk-in coolers with racking for higher capacity.

What is the most affordable mortuary cooler style?

Upright and roll-in style mortuary coolers start around $7,600–$7,700 factory direct, making them the most affordable self-contained body storage styles.

Every Loading Style · One American Factory

Vault, Side Load, Upright & Roll-In Style Mortuary Coolers

American Mortuary Coolers offers every style of mortuary cooler and hospital morgue cooler — vault, side load, upright, roll-in and walk-in — built factory-direct in Johnson City, Tennessee. This guide explains how each loading style works, what it costs, and which facilities each one serves best. Check out our full line below.

Upright Style Mortuary Coolers

Upright mortuary coolers are self-contained front-loading cabinets with slide-out shelves, available in 2, 3, 4 and 6 body capacities plus bariatric widths. They plug into standard 110V service and are the default choice for funeral home prep rooms.

3 Body Standard Mortuary Cooler

$9,024.69

4 Body Bariatric Mortuary Cooler

$10,106.20

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2–6 body self-contained cabinets.

Roll-In Style Mortuary Coolers

Roll-in mortuary coolers accept a cot or church truck directly at floor level — no lifting, single-operator friendly, and the ergonomic pick for OSHA-conscious facilities.

2 Body Standard Mortuary Cooler

$7,698.56

3 Body Triple-Wide Roll-In Cooler

$9,779.26

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Cot-level, no-lift body storage.

Side Load Style Mortuary Coolers

Side load mortuary coolers open through dual side doors, saving floor space where a front-loading cabinet will not fit. Popular in retrofit prep rooms and corridor installations.

3 Body Bariatric Side-Load Cooler

$9,897.68

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Dual-door space-saving cabinets.

Vault Style Morgue Coolers

Vault style morgue coolers give each decedent an individual bay door with telescoping stainless steel trays — the hospital morgue cooler standard for medical examiners, pathology labs and health systems. Available 2 to 15 bodies.

2-Body Vault Morgue Cooler

$17,225.00

6-Body Vault Morgue Cooler

$34,497.54

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Individual-bay hospital morgue coolers.

Walk-In Mortuary Coolers

When caseload outgrows cabinets, modular walk-in mortuary coolers with side-loading or cantilever racks store 6 to 50+ decedents, from 6×8 funeral home rooms to 24×24 county morgue installations.

8x10 Walk-In Mortuary Cooler

$11,880.63

20x20 Walk-In Mortuary Cooler

$28,835.40

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Modular rooms with racking systems.

Style Comparison at a Glance

Style	Capacity	Footprint	From
Upright	2–6 bodies	Smallest	$7,644
Roll-in	2–3 bodies	Small	$7,698
Side load	2–3 bodies	Narrow rooms	$9,897
Vault	2–15 bodies	Medium	$13,997
Walk-in	6–50+ bodies	Dedicated room	$11,880

Not sure which style? Read What size mortuary cooler do I need? or see hospital & health system morgue equipment.

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