# Erythropoietin (EPO)

> This test measures the level of erythropoietin, a hormone that signals your body to produce red blood cells. It helps determine the cause of anemia (low red blood cells) or polycythemia (too many red blood cells) by showing if your kidneys are sending the correct signals to your bone marrow.

- Labcorp code: 140277
- Category: [Hormones](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/hormones.md)
- Sample: blood
- Labcorp turnaround: 1–3 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=140277&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.