Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Cortisol, PM Build info

Synonyms

  • CORTISOL PM
  • CORTICOSTEROID
  • LAB2325

Short Name

CORTISOL PM

Procedure Master Number

LAB2325

Procedure ID

106506

Clinical Info

Specimen should be collected approximately between 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM when cortisol concentration should have declined significantly.

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

 5300330

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
CORTISOL PM, SERUM CORTISOL CORTISOL PM Cortisol PM