# Ragweed, Short

> This test measures specific antibodies in your blood that react to pollen from short ragweed plants. It helps show whether your immune system treats this common weed as a threat, causing symptoms like sneezing and itchy eyes during late summer and fall. These results help doctors distinguish seasonal ragweed allergies from other environmental triggers or non-allergic sinus issues. However, this test only indicates sensitization and cannot predict exactly how severe your physical reaction will be.

- Labcorp code: 602463
- Category: [Allergies & Sensitivities](https://app.picardo.health/labs/tests/allergies-sensitivities.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=602463&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.