# Formaldehyde

> This test measures the level of formaldehyde, a chemical often used in building materials and laboratories, in your body. It helps show whether you have recently been exposed to toxic amounts of this substance, which can cause symptoms like eye irritation, coughing, or skin rashes.

- Labcorp code: 602668
- Category: [Environmental Toxins](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/environmental-toxins.md)
- Sample: blood
- Labcorp turnaround: 3–5 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=602668&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.