CORTISOL, serum (087-0267)

CORT AM or CORT PM

Competitive Immunoassay

Clinical Chemistry

Routine: 8 hours; STAT: 2 hours

Collect: Routine venipuncture.  SST (gel barrier) or red-topped vacutainer tube

Storage/Transport: Centrifuge the specimen and separate serum from red cells. Store at 2-8°C.

Causes for Rejection:  Gross hemolysis or turbidity, blood collected in an anticoagulated tube, improperly labeled specimen, and QNS specimen

If applicable, state clinical information that is required to be provided with specimen.

By report (reports may vary based on instrumentation, patient age and sex)

The test can be ordered only once per patient admission for inpatients and once per month for outpatients (once AM and once PM). Additional requests must have the approval of the laboratory director.

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When ordering tests for which Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement will be sought, physicians should only order tests that are medically necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of the patient.  Components of the organ or disease panels may be ordered individually.  The diagnostic information must substantiate all tests ordered and must be in the form of an ICD-9 code or its verbal equivalent.

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