Cortisol, LC/MS

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Category:

Turnaround Time: 4 - 10 days
CPT Code:

82533

Test Type: 0.5 mL Serum (preferred) or plasma, frozen
Stability Time:

Temperature

Period

Room temperature

7 days

Refrigerated

7 days

Frozen

3 years

Freeze/thaw cycles

Stable x6

Overview:

Collection Details:

Collection Instructions:

Gel-barrier tube, lavender-top (EDTA) tube, or green-top (heparin) tube.

Serum/plasma must be separated from cells within 45 minutes of venipuncture. Send serum/plasma in a plastic transport tube. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, please submit separate frozen specimens for each test requested.

Freeze.