# Vitamin B12 and Folates

> This test measures the levels of Vitamin B12 and folate in your blood, two nutrients essential for making red blood cells and maintaining a healthy nervous system. It helps determine if low vitamin levels are causing symptoms like persistent fatigue, weakness, or tingling in the hands and feet. Doctors use these results to distinguish between different types of anemia and to check for nutritional deficiencies. However, this test alone cannot identify the specific underlying cause of a deficiency, such as a dietary lack or a problem with how your body absorbs nutrients.

- Labcorp code: 000810
- Category: [Nutrients](https://app.picardo.health/labs/tests/nutrients.md)
- Price: shown at checkout, before payment.
- Blood draw: free at a Labcorp location, or $75.00 at home.
- Order link: https://app.picardo.health/labs/order?tests=000810&ref=assistant
- Already in these panels: [Base Core Annual – Men](https://app.picardo.health/labs/panels/base-core-men.md), [Base Core Annual – Women](https://app.picardo.health/labs/panels/base-core-women.md), [Heart Health](https://app.picardo.health/labs/panels/heart-health.md), [Brain Health Screening](https://app.picardo.health/labs/panels/brain-health.md), [Celiac / GI Panel](https://app.picardo.health/labs/panels/celiac-gi.md)

## About ordering

A licensed physician reviews every order before any test is run, and results arrive in the person's 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.