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]
