# Zinc, Serum or Plasma

> This test measures the level of zinc in your blood, a mineral essential for wound healing, growth, and a healthy immune system. It helps determine if you have a nutritional deficiency or excess exposure, which can explain symptoms like slow healing, skin issues, or growth delays.

- Labcorp code: 001800
- Category: [Nutrients](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/nutrients.md)
- Sample: blood
- Labcorp turnaround: 2–4 days
- Collection: free at a Labcorp location, or $75.00 at home.
- Without a doctor: yes. People order it themselves, with no doctor's visit or referral.
- Price: shown on the review page its order link opens. Opening it orders nothing.
- Order link: https://app.picardo.health/labs/order?tests=001800&ref=assistant

## About ordering

People order for themselves, with no doctor's visit or referral, and results arrive in their Picardo account. Ordering is open to adults 18 and over in the US, except New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Maine. General health information, not medical advice.