Here’s How Much Body Parts Cost On The Black Market

Here’s How Much Body Parts Cost On The Black Market


If you were ever curious as to how much body parts can fetch on the black market, Medical Transcription created a snazzy infographic to show you. Some parts are shockingly cheap! Like would you want a new shoulder or a new iPad? Both cost 500 bucks.

Other organs are prohibitively expensive, like a kidney. That little sucker costs $US262,000 in the US (other countries have it for cheaper)! Here’s the full list of body parts and their cost:

  • Pair of Eyeballs: $US1525
  • Scalp: $US607
  • Skull with Teeth: $US1200
  • Shoulder: $US500
  • Coronary Artery: $US1525
  • Heart: $US119,000
  • Liver: $US157,000
  • Hand and Forearm: $US385
  • Pint of Blood: $US337
  • Spleen: $US508
  • Stomach: $US508
  • Small Intestine: $US2519
  • Kidney: $US262,000
  • Gallbladder: $US1219
  • Skin: $US10 per square inch


The hand and forearm combo deal seems to be the best bang for your buck. Check out the full infographic here. [Medical Transcription via Geekosystem]


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