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Body Piercings Cost

How Much Do Body Piercings Cost?

low costLow: $20-$55 for earlobes
low costMedium: $30-$85 for most other areas

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The cost of a body piercing varies depending on the location of the body being pierced, the type of piercing and the individual piercer.
 
Typical costs:
  • A body piercing typically costs $20 to $55 for earlobes, ear cartilage or cheek.
  • A body piecing typically costs $30 to $65 for the eyebrow, nose, navel or nipple.
  • A body piercing typically costs $40 to $85 or more for a medusa (a piercing above the lip), the tongue web or the surface of the body, such as at the nape of the neck.
  • Body piercings are considered cosmetic and are not covered by medical insurance. However, treatment for complications from a piercing, such as infection, would usually be covered.
What should be included:
  • The piercing artist will disinfect the area, then use a hollow needle to pierce the skin -- or cartilage -- and then insert the body jewelry. The piercer should provide detailed aftercare instructions based on the type of piercing.
Additional costs:
  • Piercing costs usually include basic body jewelry, but jewelry upgrades cost extra. The body jewelry used should be made of implant-grade materials.
Discounts:
  • Some piercers offer discounts for multiple piercings, repeat customers or groups.
Shopping for body piercings:
  • Make sure the piercing studio you choose is licensed by your local health department and follows meticulous health standards -- including the use of a properly functioning autoclave machine for sterilization, use of gloves and only using equipment from individual sterilized and sealed packages. They also should never use a piercing gun, since these cannot be properly sterilized. The Association of Professional Piercers offers a detailed guide on how to choose a reputable piercer and a search-by-state function.
  • Tip: Once you have located a studio, ask how long the piercer has been practicing and ask to see before-and-after photographs of previous work.
  • Body piercing risks include: blood-borne diseases, such as hepatitis B and C, tuberculosis and HIV; allergic reactions, skin infections and scars or keloids, which are bumpy areas caused by a build-up of scar tissue. Oral piercings can cause dental problems, such as damage to gum tissue or cracked teeth.
Material on this page is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Always consult your physician or pharmacist regarding medications or medical procedures.
 
Article updated November 2007
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Amount: $22.00 total My Piercings
Posted by: Party Lover in Davenport, IA.Purchased: October, 2008
Area: Nose
It hurt more than I thought I just got it done by a stud.
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Amount: $79.20 total my piercing
Posted by: lily aruea in union city, CA.Purchased: July, 2009
Area: ear lobe
it didnt churt a lot but the price did so think it twice before you get a piercing.
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Amount: $50.00 total piercing
Posted by: Brit in Columbus, GA.Purchased: March, 2009
Area: Tongue
a little more costly than i expected but was totally awesome and worth it. i got it done at Falcons.
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Amount: $95.00 total My Piercing Costs
Posted by: a user in Greenville/Elizabeth City, NC.Purchased: 2009
Area: Lobes, Labret, Septum
Both of my ear lobes were done at the same time, they were $10 each, my labret was $40, and septum was $35. All three of these were done at different shops. All pierced at 14g, with surgical stainless steel jewelry.
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Amount: $40.00 total piercing
Posted by: a user in pg county, MD.Purchased: October, 2009
Area: nose
i like the pain so it did not hurt.
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Amount: $55.00 total piercings
Posted by: zanna in naples, FL.Purchased: June, 2005
Area: tounge
i got my tounge peirced wen i was 14 they make you wash ur mouth out with this mouth wash and then they clamp it with clamps then pierce it it is the most painless peircing ever u dont feel a thing. i have 13 and 3 tats and i felt them all excpet for my tounge
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Amount: $30.00 total Piercing
Posted by: Alexis in Downingtown, PA.Purchased: October, 2009
Area: Monroe/Tongue
I got my Monroe done 3 days ago on November 20th, 2009, and i have had my Tongue done for over a year. My Monroe hurt it was a very hard pinch. My Tongue i felt a very little pinch when the needle went through the top of my tongue thats it.
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Amount: $50.00 total Piercing
Posted by: a user in Towson, MD.Purchased: October, 2009
Area: Navel
Costed a little more than I expected, but for the quality of the shop it was worth it. Didn't even feel the needle go through although I definitely felt it when the jewelry was being inserted. I plan on getting my nose and cartilage done within the next few months.
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Amount: $180.00 total My piercings
Posted by: Kaye in Kingsport, TN.Purchased: February, 2009
Area: monroe, bottom lip, nose, anti-eyebrow.
i had all these done over the course of two months, the monroe didnt hurt, anti eyebrow felt like a pinch, my bottom lip and nose hurt the worse.
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Amount: $50.00 total My Piercing
Posted by: Katt in Miller Place, NY.Purchased: August, 2009
Area: lip
It honestly didn\'t hurt at all. I got the right side pierced at Lucky Cat Tattoos in Miller Place, Long Island, NY. They were very professional, the shop was very clean. I plan on going there for my future piercing and tattoo endeavors.
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Amount: $60.00 total My piercing
Posted by: oh gosh in los angeles, CA.Purchased: October, 2009
Area: lip
I got spiderbites. Didn't hurt at all just a slight pinch.
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Amount: $35.00 total piercing
Posted by: aliah lopezx in los angeles, CA.Purchased: August, 2009
Area: above lip
i got my upper lip pierce and it dont hurt you just feel a pinch. hahah
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Amount: $100.00 total hey
Posted by: supersex in lexington, SC.Purchased: December, 2009
Area: snake bites ,septum,ear lobe
if you go to knoddy heads its $200.00 a piercings
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Amount: $55.00 total Best piercing ever :)
Posted by: Bridgette in Tyler, TX.Purchased: December, 2009
Area: Navel
I got it done on my 18th birthday and I was a little nervous cuz when I got my nose done it was a little painful but my belly button didn't hurt at all!! I was so surprised! I really never even felt the needle go in it was just like he was putting pressure on it and I also never felt the Jewlery go in. I mean it was sore after like an hour later and stuff. But firing line is amazing and I think if youre ever in Tyler you should deffintally go there :)))
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Amount: $94.00 total lovee piercings((:
Posted by: brooke souza in morgan, NJ.Purchased: August, 2009
Area: eyebrow and bottom lip
i got them both done on the same day when i was 16. the eyebrow didn't hurt, but when he pierced the left side of my bottom lip, it did hurt. I've had them for six months, and i love them. I'm looking to get spiderbites on the right side of my bottom lip and my tounge very soon(:
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Amount: $50.00 total Piercings
Posted by: Tayyyy in Sarasota, FL.Purchased: April, 2009
Area: Naval
It literally hurt more in my head then in real life haha, I felt him clamp it down, he counted down 5 to 1 before i could sike myself up it was done, didnt hurt AT ALL :) just don't get all worked up over nothing because it really was nothing.Oh but don;t go to Level 5, their rude and try to freak you out.
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Amount: $40.00 total my piercing
Posted by: Annabel in Los Angeles, CA.Purchased: June, 2009
Area: industrial piercing
I got it at Venice Beach, CA. It didn't really, if anything the aftermath hurt way more, I did get a bump but my mom popped it for me. The top one hurt the most, i could feel the needle going through.
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Amount: $20.00 total MY PIERCING
Posted by: JASMEIKA in MILWAUKEE, WI.Purchased: December, 2008
Area: TONGUE
IT HURTED 4 ALL BUT 2 DAYZ I GUESS MY BODY HEALS PRETTY QUICK BECAUSE THHE SWELLING WENT DOWN N 2 DAYZ ALSO.. SO I WAS EATING AND TALKING FINE.
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Amount: $40.00 total Piercing
Posted by: KathyMetal92 in Hollywood, FL.Purchased: 2007
Area: Belly Button
I over reacted but it was mainly painful because I didnt have much skin to clamp so they had to try clamping it like 10 times, so if you dont have much skin to pull/clamp there and dont have good pain tolerance and you're not sure if you really want it you may wanna think about it.
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Amount: $40.00 total tongue
Posted by: rona in wichita, KS.Purchased: 2010
it really didt hurt just a little pinch like you would feel if u were getting your ears done... does not hurt over quick
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Amount: $40.00 total nose pirecing or mouth pirecing
Posted by: amanda brectirce wilson in elcajon, CA.Purchased: April, 2010
Area: elcajon
want get my nose pirecing and mouth
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