# Parasite Examination, Whole Blood

> This test looks for parasites, such as those that cause malaria, circulating in your blood. It helps show whether a fever or unexplained illness is caused by a blood-borne parasitic infection.

- Labcorp code: 008185
- Category: [Infections](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/infections.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=008185&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.