1498 Cosyntropin Panel

Specimen:

Collect:

Three 6 mL Red Top

Submit:

Three 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP
Patient should fast a minimum of 10 hours.
Test should begin with collection of an 8:00 a.m. baseline Cortisol. Cosyntropin is injected IM, and samples drawn at 30 minutes and 60 minutes. Clearly label each sample with collection times.

Rejection Criteria:

Use of separator tubes

Stability:

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 7 Day(s); Frozen: 3 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Chemiluminescence

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82533 X3 - Cortisol, Total

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

2181 - PRE CORTISOL	2182 - CORTISOL 1
2184 - CORTISOL 1 TIME	2186 - CORTISOL 2
2188 - CORTISOL 2 TIME