# Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Antibody With Reflex to Quantitative Real-time PCR

> This test looks for antibodies your immune system makes against the Hepatitis C virus and, if found, measures the actual amount of virus in your blood. It helps show whether you have an active infection that needs treatment or if you were exposed in the past and your body cleared the virus.

- Labcorp code: 144050
- Category: [Infections](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/infections.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=144050&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.