# Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) IgG, Immunity Status

> This test measures specific antibodies in your blood that target the Varicella Zoster Virus, which causes chickenpox and shingles. It helps determine if your immune system has developed protection against the virus, usually indicating a past infection.

- Labcorp code: 096010
- Category: [Infections](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/infections.md)
- Sample: blood
- 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=096010&ref=assistant
- Already in these panels: [Pregnancy Panel](https://picardo.health/labs/panels/pregnancy.md), [Fertility Panel](https://picardo.health/labs/panels/fertility.md)

## 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.