Cortisol

Synonyms

  • CORTISOL
  • LAB14171

Cerner Name

Cortisol

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Collect 1 mL of serum                           

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated 

Specimen Stability

1 Day Room Temperature
4 Days Refrigerated
12 months Frozen (Freeze only once)

Methodology

Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratories
  • Northwell Health-CFAM

CPT

82533

PDM

241280

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
CORTISOL CORTISOL CORTISOL Cortisol

Result Interpretation

Reference interval

6.0-18.4 ug/dL for specimen collected during morning hours (6:00-10:00 AM)
2.7-10.5 ug/dL for specimen collected during afternoon hours (4:00-8:00 PM)

Forms
Endocrine LAB14171 build edit