Cortisol, Urine Free

Specimen:

Test Code

UCOR

Specimen Name

Cortisol, Urine Free

Collect

24-hour Urine or Sterile Urine Cup

Submit

4 mLs (Min: 1 mL) aliquot of Urine Refrigerated

Special Handling

Specimens cannot be preserved. Refrigerate 24-hour specimen during collection. 24-Hour Urine Must Include: Collection Start-DateTime, Stop-DateTime and Total Volume.

Rejection Criteria

Room temperature specimens. Acidified specimens or specimens with preservatives.

Stability

Ambient Unacceptable; Refrigerated 2 weeks; Frozen 6 months

Methodology

Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Performed

Sunday - Saturday

Reported

2-6 days

CPT Codes

  • 82530

Components

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