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Cortisol, PM Sample
MessageCortisol testing must be drawn between 1600 and 2000.
Test Code
ICORTP
CPT Codes
82533
Preferred Specimen
1.0 ml of whole blood (0.5 mL of plasma/serum)
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL of whole blood (0.1 mL of plasma/serum)
Instructions
Avoid Hemolysis. Specimen must be drawn between 1600 and 2000.
Transport Container
Serum Separator preferred. Heparin plasma and EDTA plasma are acceptable.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: 4 weeks
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: 4 weeks
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolysis or turbidity
Methodology
ENGU (Competitive Immunoassay)
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Inpatient turnaround times: stat 3 hours, routine 4 hours. Outpatient specimens received by noon will be reported by 4:30 p.m. Specimens received after noon will be reported by the next morning.
