ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory
| 0097222: Cortisol Urine Free by LC-MS/MS |
| Test Mnemonic: CORT UF | |
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#ExistMethodology>
Methodology: Tandem Mass Spectrometry
*ExistMethodology> #ExistPerformed> Performed: Sun-Sat *ExistPerformed> #ExistReported> Reported: 1-2 days *ExistReported> |
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#ExistCollect>
Collect: 24-hour or random urine. Refrigerate 24-hour sample during collection.
*ExistCollect> #ExistTransport> Transport: 5 mL aliquot from a 24-hour collection at 2-8°C. (Min: 1.5 mL) Record total volume and collection time interval on transport tube and test request form. *ExistTransport> #ExistPedCollectTransport> Pediatric Collection/Transport: 1 mL aliquot from a 24-hour collection at 2-8°C. Record total volume and collection time interval on transport tube and test request form. *ExistPedCollectTransport> #ExistConditions> Unacceptable Conditions: Specimens with preservatives. Acidified specimens. *ExistConditions> #ExistStability> Stability: Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 6 months *ExistStability> |
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| Reference intervals based on literature from Taylor R.L. et al., Validation of a High-Throughput Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for Urine Cortisol and Cortisone. Clinical Chemistry 2002; 48:1511-1519. |
| CPT Code(s): | |
| 82530 |