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Piercing Shops in Cedar Rapids, IA

7 of the 27 tattoo shops we list in Cedar Rapids have an in-house piercer offering body piercing. Google Maps can confirm a business does tattoos, but it has no field for whether a licensed piercer is on staff for body piercing — that detail lives on the shop's own booking page or service menu, not in map data. Every shop tagged here has piercing confirmed straight from its website, not guessed from a name like 'Ink & Steel.'

10 6 Tattoo and Piercing Piercing

106 3rd Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404-5715

+13193662311 Directions

Iron Lotus Piercing

4444 1st Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-3212

🕒 Mon-Thu 11am-7pm, Fri-Sat 11am-5pm, Sun closed

+13196401180 Website Directions

Lefty's Tattoo & Body Piercing Piercing

2743 Mt Vernon Rd SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403-3551

+13193653389 Directions

Neon Dragon Piercing Walk-ins welcomePiercing

5350 Council St NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-2473

🕒 Appointments encouraged, walk-ins accommodated

+13192944197 Website Directions

Skin Worthy Tattoo PiercingCustom designCover-ups

300 Collins Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-3119

+13194311840 Website Directions

Skin Worthy Tattoo PiercingCustom designCover-ups

1601 6th St SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

(319) 200-2055 Website Directions

Wildside Tattoo and Body Piercing Piercing

413 1st Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405-3927

+13193623097 Website Directions

Ask about needle vs. gun before you book. A reputable piercer uses a single-use sterile needle for cartilage, navel, and nipple work — a spring-loaded gun is fine for basic lobes but should raise a flag for anything else. Expect a 20-30 minute wait for a walk-in lobe piercing, longer if the spot needs numbing or a fresh aftercare rundown.

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How much does a piercing cost at a tattoo shop?
Basic lobe or nostril piercings typically run $30-50 including jewelry, while cartilage, navel, or nipple piercings run $50-90 at most street shops. Higher-end studios using implant-grade titanium jewelry can charge $80-120 per piercing. Ask for an all-in total before you sit down, since jewelry and the piercing itself are often priced separately.

Do tattoo shops pierce ears on kids?
Many do, though policies vary — some pierce at any age with a parent present and signed consent, others set a minimum age of 8-10 for anything past the lobe. Mall kiosks like Claire's still dominate for very young kids, but a licensed piercer at a tattoo studio typically uses a safer single-use needle instead of a spring-loaded gun.