Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Cortisol, AM Draw

Synonyms

CORTICOSTEROID
CORTISOL AM
CORTISOL AM, SERUM
LAB2324

Cerner Name

Cortisol AM Serum

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Collect 1 mL of serum
Collection Instructions:
Draw specimen approximately between 6:00 AM - 10:00 AM when cortisol concentration should be at its peak.

Specimen Volume

1 mL of serum

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated serum

Specimen Stability

1 Day Room Temperature
4 Days Refrigerated

12 months Frozen
Freeze only once

Methodology

Electochemiluminescence

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

82533

PDM

5300325

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results

Component Name	Base Name	Common Name	External Name
CORTISOL AM, SERUM	CORTISOLAM	CORTISOL AM	Cortisol AM

Result Interpretation

6.0 -18.4 µg/dL

Forms

LAB2324

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