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| 40350:CORTISOL | |||||||||
| Alias Names: | ACTH STIMULATION | ||||||||
| Methodology: | Chemiluminescent Immunoassay (CLIA) | ||||||||
| Edit Date: | 2/22/2008 | ||||||||
| Performed: | Daily | ||||||||
| Released: | Same day | ||||||||
| CPT Code: | 82533 | ||||||||
| Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
| Collection: | One 7.5 serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 4.5 light green top plasma separator tube (PST), 5 mL red top tibe, or 4 mL green top tube (heparin). | ||||||||
| Handling: | Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum from cells within 2 hours. Refrigerate. Freeze at -20 degrees C or colder if specimen cannot be assayed within 48 hours. Allow no more than one freeze/thaw cycle. | ||||||||
| Stability: | 48 hours refrigerated. | ||||||||
| Standard Volume: | 0.5 mL serum. | ||||||||
| Minimum Volume: | 100 µL serum. | ||||||||
| Transport: | Refrigerated, or frozen on dry ice. | ||||||||
| Rejection Criteria: | Specimens frozen and thawed more than once. | ||||||||
| Reference Range: | |||||||||||||||||||
| AM 6-26 µg/dL
PM 2-12 µg/dL |
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