# Cobalt, Plasma

> This test measures the amount of cobalt in the liquid part of your blood known as plasma. It helps show whether you have been exposed to unsafe levels of this metal, which can occur in certain workplaces or from specific types of joint implants.

- Labcorp code: 071506
- Category: [Environmental Toxins](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/environmental-toxins.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=071506&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.