# Lead Standard Profile, Blood

> This test measures the amount of lead, a toxic metal, currently circulating in your blood. It helps determine if you have been exposed to unsafe levels of lead, which can cause fatigue, abdominal pain, or developmental issues. Doctors use this test to rule out lead poisoning as the cause of neurological symptoms or behavioral changes. However, a single blood test cannot identify the specific source of the lead or predict long-term health effects on its own.

- Labcorp code: 038170
- Category: [Environmental Toxins](https://app.picardo.health/labs/tests/environmental-toxins.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=038170&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.