Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Cortisol, Free and Total with CBG

Synonyms

  • CORTISOL FREE, SERUM
  • CORTISOL, FREE, TOTAL WITH CBG
  • FCORT
  • LAB520

Cerner Name

Cortisol Free, Serum

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

1 mL of serum (0.3 mL min)

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Gold-top tube(s)
Specimen:  1 mL of serum (0.3 mL min)
Note:  Separate within one hour of collection
 

Transport Instructions

Frozen

Specimen Stability

24 hours Refrigerated
1 year Frozen
 

Methodology

HPLC/tandem mass spectrometry; radioimmunoassay (RIA); calculation of free cortisol
 
Test includes :Cortisol, total; cortisol-binding globulin (CGB); free cortisol; percent free cortisol

Days Performed

TAT;7-13 Days

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp

CPT

82533
84449
Loinc Code:  68315-1

PDM

5910425

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Orderable Everywhere

Results

Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
CORTISOL FREE, SERUM CORTFREE CORTISOL FREE SERUM Cortisol, Free
% FREE CORTISOL CORTFREEPCT FREE CORTISOL PCT % Free Cortisol
CORTICOSTEROID BINDING GLOBULIN DING CORTISOL BINDING GLOBULIN Corticosteroid Bind Globulin (CBG)
CORTISOL, SERUM (ESO) CORTISOL CORTISOL, SERUM ESO Cortisol

Result Interpretation

See Report

Forms

LAB520 build edit