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3128 Cortisol

Components

	NAME	METHOD	REFERENCE RANGE	UNITS
	Cortisol	ICMA	view ref range	ug/dL

Specimen Requirements

	TYPE	VOLUME	TEMPERATURE	INSTRUCTIONS
PRIMARY
1	Serum	3 (0.8) mL	Refrigerated - 48 Hour(s), Frozen - 2 Month(s)	Collect morning specimen at 8AM; collect evening specimen at 4PM. Record time of collection on specimen container and requisition.
ALTERNATE
	Plasma EDTA	3 (0.8) mL	Refrigerated - 48 Hour(s), Frozen - 2 Month(s)

Clinical utility

To diagnose Cushing Syndrome, adrenal insufficiency and other disorders of the pituitary. Serum should be drawn at timed intervals after Dexamethazone is administered. A serum cortisol of less than 3 ug/dL is diagnostic of adrenal insufficiency; a concentration between 3 and 19 ug/dL is indeterminate. A morning plasma cortisol greater than 5 ug/dL after 2 days of dexamethasone suppression is diagnostic.

Reported: Same day

CPT Code: 82533