# Lima Bean

> This test measures the amount of IgE antibodies in your blood that react specifically to lima beans. It helps determine if your immune system treats this food as a threat, which is useful for investigating symptoms like itching, swelling, or digestive trouble after meals. This screening helps rule out whether lima beans are the specific cause of a reaction compared to other foods or intolerances. However, this test cannot diagnose an allergy on its own or predict how severe a future reaction might be.

- Labcorp code: 602765
- 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=602765&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.