# Barium, Whole Blood

> This test measures the amount of barium, a heavy metal, circulating in your blood. It helps determine if you have been exposed to toxic levels of this metal, which can lead to muscle weakness, heart rhythm irregularities, or breathing difficulties.

- Labcorp code: 811562
- Category: [Environmental Toxins](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/environmental-toxins.md)
- Sample: blood
- Labcorp turnaround: 5–9 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=811562&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.