# Neuron-specific Enolase (NSE)

> This test measures the level of neuron-specific enolase (NSE), a protein found in nerve cells and certain hormone-producing cells. It is most often used to monitor the progression or treatment response of specific cancers, such as small cell lung cancer and neuroendocrine tumors.

- Labcorp code: 140624
- Category: [Cancer Detection](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/cancer-detection.md)
- Sample: blood
- Labcorp turnaround: 3–10 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=140624&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.