Corticosterone Level

Synonyms

• CORTICOSTERONE LEVEL
• CORTICOSTERONE, SERUM
• LAB969

Cerner Name

Corticosterone, Serum

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

2 mL of serum (0.2 mL  min)

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Gold-top tube(s)
Specimen:  2 mL of serum (0.2 mL  min)
Transport Temperature: Frozen serum
Stability: 3 Days Refrigerated
                300 Days Frozen

Transport Instructions

Frozen serum

Specimen Stability

3 Days Refrigerated
                300 Days Frozen

Methodology

 
High-pressure liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS-MS)
 

Days Performed

Tuesday

Performing Laboratories

Esoterix

CPT

82528

PDM

5908150

Results

Result Interpretation

Forms