# Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1), Type Specific Antibodies, IgG

> This test measures specific IgG antibodies in your blood that your immune system creates after being exposed to Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1). It helps show whether you have carried this virus in the past, which is frequently the cause of cold sores around the mouth.

- Labcorp code: 164897
- Category: [Infections](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/infections.md)
- Sample: blood
- Labcorp turnaround: 1–2 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=164897&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.