# Ascaris

> This test measures specific antibodies in your blood that the immune system produces in response to Ascaris lumbricoides, a parasitic roundworm. It helps determine if you have been exposed to this parasite, which is useful for evaluating symptoms like abdominal pain, coughing, or intestinal issues. This result helps doctors distinguish roundworm exposure from other causes of digestive problems or high white blood cell counts. However, since antibodies can remain in the blood after recovery, this test cannot definitively prove you have an active infection right now without further clinical evaluation.

- Labcorp code: 602923
- Category: [Infections](https://app.picardo.health/labs/tests/infections.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=602923&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.