# Zinc, Whole Blood

> This test measures the level of zinc, a mineral essential for your immune system and wound healing, in your blood. It helps show whether you have a deficiency that might be causing symptoms like slow healing or frequent infections, or if you have high levels due to exposure. Doctors use these results to evaluate nutritional status and monitor conditions that affect how your body absorbs minerals. However, this test alone cannot diagnose specific diseases like liver cirrhosis or cystic fibrosis without further medical evaluation.

- Labcorp code: 070032
- 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=070032&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.