# Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG), β-Subunit, Quantitative (Serial Monitor)

> This test measures the exact amount of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a hormone produced during pregnancy or by certain types of tissue, in your blood. Doctors use these results to track how hormone levels change over time, which helps monitor the health of a pregnancy or the effectiveness of treatment for specific conditions.

- Labcorp code: 480038
- Category: [Sexual Health](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/sexual-health.md)
- Labcorp turnaround: within 1 day
- 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=480038&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.