Piercing Shops in Kansas City, MO

16 of the 119 tattoo shops we list in Kansas City 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.'

A1 Tattoo Co Piercing

6712 N Oak Trfy, Kansas City, MO 64118-3355

🕒 Sun-Thu 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm

+18164360622 Website Directions

Beautiful Body Tattoo and Piercings PiercingAppointment only

13442 Cherry St, Kansas City, MO 64145-1431

🕒 Sun-Wed 11am-10pm, Thu-Sat 11am-12am

+18165881450 Website Directions

Body Piercing by LaDonna Piercing

3701 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64111-1912

+19134999959 Directions

Boss Lady Brows Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom designCover-ups

5036 NE Parvin Rd, Kansas City, MO 64117-2050

🕒 Open 7 days (KC), Wed-Sun (Kearney)

+18164464230 Website Directions

Catalyst Arts Collective PiercingCustom design

215 W 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108-1319

+18164720701 Website Directions

Divine Tattoo Parlor Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design

5036 NE Parvin Rd, Kansas City, MO 64117-2050

🕒 Open 7 days (KC), Wed-Sun (Kearney)

+18165692926 Website Directions

Freaks On Troost PiercingCustom design

4101 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO 64110

(816) 531-7246 Website Directions

Freaks on Broadway PiercingCustom design

4039 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111-2601

+18165315825 Website Directions

Kansas City Piercings Walk-ins welcomePiercing

2934 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64126-2636

🕒 Wed 2pm-8pm, Thu 2pm-8pm, Fri 2pm-8pm, Tue 2pm-8pm, Sat 2pm-8pm

+18165824540 Website Directions

Landlocked Tattoo & Piercing PiercingCustom designAppointment only

504 NW Englewood Rd, Kansas City, MO 64118-3960

🕒 Tue-Thu 10am-6pm, Fri-Sat 11am-8pm

+18168004528 Website Directions

Pain Therapy Tattoos and Body Piercings Piercing

4200 St John Ave, Kansas City, MO 64123-1719

+18162314828 Website Directions

Piercings by Ray Piercing

500 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108-2169

+19133963913 Directions

River Market Tattoo Company Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design

308 Delaware St, Kansas City, MO 64105

+18167093509 Website Directions

Rowan Country Club Plaza PiercingAppointment only

225 Nichols Rd, Kansas City, MO 64112-1524

+18162145482 Website Directions

SideQuest Collective Tattoo & Piercing PiercingCustom designAppointment only

6106 NW Barry Rd, Kansas City, MO 64154-2529

+18165516897 Website Directions

Supernatural Body Piercing PiercingAppointment only

1624 Westport Rd, Kansas City, MO 64111-4327

🕒 Mon-Sat 12-7, Sun 12-6

+18165611802 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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Good to know

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.