# Aldosterone, LC/MS (Endocrine Sciences)

> This test measures the level of aldosterone, a hormone produced by the adrenal glands that controls salt and water balance in the body. It helps identify whether high blood pressure or abnormal potassium levels are related to how your glands function.

- Labcorp code: 500467
- Category: [Hormones](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/hormones.md)
- Sample: blood
- Labcorp turnaround: 5–10 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=500467&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.