I understand there is an extra charge on your medicals if you have tattoos but could anybody tell me if this is the case with body piercing, my wife and eldest daughter have piercing and now my younger daughter wants 1 any body able to advise me ?

Hi

From what I have heard you have to pay for an extra blood test - not sure if its in addition to the tattoo one tho

SC xxx

Hi if i remember correctly you only need 1 blood test extra regardless of how many piercings, not sure about tattoos hope this helps Tracey x

Can you not just take them out? Or am I being Naive (the piercings, not the tats!)

Doesn't work like that - its the initial piercing that is why you need to be tested

I have one (piercing) and didnt need anything extra other than the normal blood test - which you get anyway incidentally.

I believe the extra blood test to be £120.00 per person, if my other daughter has her piercing £480.00 extra on top of medicals and x rays :scared:

Like I say I am not sure you need any additional ones if you have tats

I am just glad they dont charge per piercing

Somebody is having a laugh at the expense of your wallet. I would recheck with a different board doctor. There is certainly no requirement under the medical guidance forms (and little medical reason btw) and it may just be a nice little spinner of that particular practitioner. I certainly didnt do that and niether did my wife and we both have piercings.

Thanx centurion so far im going with your opinion thanx all for your advice, anyway how would they know anyway ?

You trying to tell us something?

Nope

Why ???????

Curious, that's all, you see, I love a woman with piercings....

Hiya

We had our medicals two weeks ago and my 16 year old daughter and I were asked if we had any tattoos and body piercings (other than our ears). Apparently there are 4 different blood tests they take one for Hep C, one for Rubella (women obviously) and two for tatoos and body piercings (our doctors charge £15 each blood test), fortunately my husband only needed the Hep C one and my daughter and i had the Hep C and Rubella - would have cost another £100 if we needed all 4 each!

Ali

I have piercings and there was no mention of it at all at my medical. I did have to take one out for my x-ray, but it wasn't a problem - just put it back again afterwards!
The only reason I can think of any extra tests being done would be if there was a recent piercing, in case of infection - I know you can't give blood within 12 months of a piercing, for example. But that's just them staying on the safe side - you're just as likely to pick something up by cutting yourself.
Even if an extra test was needed, £120 sounds bloody steep!
Definitely ask other doctors - which you should do anyway, as standard prices can vary quite considerably.