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Cortisol, Urinary Free

Message
State 24-hour volume.


Test Code
004432


Alias/See Also
Urinary Free Cortisol


CPT Codes
82055

Preferred Specimen
Urine (24-hour)


Minimum Volume
10 mL aliquot


Instructions
Instruct the patient to void at 8 AM and discard the specimen. Then collect all urine including the final specimen voided at the end of the 24-hour collection period (ie, 8 AM the next morning) in a plastic bottle containing 1 g boric acid per liter of urine. Mix well. Screw the lid on securely. (It is acceptable to collect cortisol with a HCl preservative or without a preservative.)


Transport Container
Plastic urine container


Transport Temperature
Refrigerate during collection and store refrigerated.


Specimen Stability
14 days


Methodology
Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Setup Schedule
Monday-Friday - 1st shift




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