# Chloride

> This test measures the level of chloride in your blood, an electrolyte that helps keep fluids and acids balanced inside your body. It helps show whether you are properly hydrated and if your kidneys are functioning correctly. Doctors often use this result to investigate symptoms like prolonged vomiting, diarrhea, or fatigue. While it helps identify issues with fluid balance or body acidity, this test does not diagnose a specific condition on its own and is usually reviewed with other electrolyte levels.

- Labcorp code: 001206
- Category: [Heart & Metabolic](https://app.picardo.health/labs/tests/heart-metabolic.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=001206&ref=assistant

## 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.