# Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2), Type-specific Antibodies, IgG

> This test looks for specific antibodies in your blood that the immune system creates to fight Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2). It helps determine if you have previously been infected with the virus most often responsible for genital herpes.

- Labcorp code: 164098
- Category: [Sexual Health](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/sexual-health.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=164098&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.