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Cortisol, Total
Test Code1235300323
Alias/See Also
CORT
CPT Codes
82533
Preferred Specimen
Plasma collected in a green-top lithium heparin plasma separator tube (PST)
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Serum collected in a gold-top serum separator tube (SST)
Serum collected in a red-top no additive no-gel tube and transferred to a plastic vial
Serum collected in a red-top no additive no-gel tube and transferred to a plastic vial
Instructions
Indicate the time the sample was drawn AM or PM. The correct reference ranges for AM or PM are reflected based upon the sample collection time entered when the test is resulted.
SST/PST: Spin and do not separate.
Red-top no-gel tube: Spin and separate serum into a plastic transport vial.
SST/PST: Spin and do not separate.
Red-top no-gel tube: Spin and separate serum into a plastic transport vial.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Performing Laboratory
Guthrie Clinic Lab
