# Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)

> This test measures the amount of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), a hormone produced by your adrenal glands that your body converts into other hormones. Doctors use this test to evaluate adrenal health, specifically to look for tumors that may be releasing excessive amounts of this hormone.

- Labcorp code: 004100
- Category: [Hormones](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/hormones.md)
- Sample: blood
- Labcorp turnaround: 4–6 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=004100&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.