Cortisol CORTISOL

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Cortisol

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Cortisol

EPIC Order Name

Cortisol

Clinical Info

Specimen Type

Blood

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 Laboratory

Northwell Core Lab at CFAM

CPT

82533

PDM

241280

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)

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