# Selenium, Whole Blood

> This test measures the level of selenium, an essential mineral, in your blood. It helps show whether your body has the right amount needed for healthy function or if levels are dangerously high. Doctors use this result to check for nutritional deficiencies or selenium poisoning from supplements or workplace exposure. However, this test cannot identify the specific source of exposure or diagnose related organ damage on its own.

- Labcorp code: 081034
- 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=081034&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.