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Piercing Shops in Knoxville, TN

14 of the 56 tattoo shops we list in Knoxville 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.'

Alter Ego Tattoo & Piercing Piercing

7013 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919-5706

+18653300006 Website Directions

Ambition Tattoo Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design

2521 N Broadway St, Knoxville, TN 37917

🕒 Mon-Thu 12-8pm, Fri-Sat 12-9pm, Sun 12-6pm

(865) 200-4640 Website Directions

Ambition Tattoo Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design

2001 N Broadway NE, Knoxville, TN 37917-5835

🕒 Mon-Thu 12-8pm, Fri-Sat 12-9pm, Sun 12-6pm

+18652004640 Website Directions

Angel Octopus Studio Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom designCover-ups

9080 Barbee Lane, Suite 101, Knoxville, TN 37923

🕒 11am-6pm

+18658881979 Website Directions

Archangel Custom Ink Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design

7212 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919-5926

🕒 Mon-Thu 10am-8pm, Fri-Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 10am-5pm

+18659510675 Website Directions

Born This Way Body Arts PiercingCustom design

7419 Middlebrook Pike Ste 105, Knoxville, TN 37909

(865) 951-1486 Website Directions

Born This Way Body Arts PiercingCustom design

6911 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919-5703

+18659511486 Website Directions

Elite Tattoo Piercing

8861 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37923-5002

+18653377159 Website Directions

Idle Hands Tattoo & Piercing Studio Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design

7419 Middlebrook Pike NW, Knoxville, TN 37909-3143

🕒 Tue-Sun 11am-7pm

+18658303322 Website Directions

Rosie Tattoos PiercingCustom designCover-ups

1324 N Central St, Knoxville, TN 37917-6313

+18652813451 Website Directions

Saint Tattoo Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design

1020 N Broadway NE, Knoxville, TN 37917-6522

🕒 Mon-Sat 12-8ish, Sun 1-6ish, Piercings Thu-Mon 12-7

+18659713983 Website Directions

Vivid Tattoo Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom designCard accepted

4300 Sutherland Ave NW, Knoxville, TN 37919-5005

🕒 Tue-Fri 1-7pm, Sat 1-5pm

+18655848480 Website Directions

Whitt's Legacy Tattoo & Piercing Piercing

5403 Western Ave. Ste. 103, Knoxville, TN 37921

(865) 357-7735 Directions

Wicked Ink Tattoo and Body Piercing Piercing

6162 Clinton Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37912-2552

+18652199800 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.