REF MISC

Corticosterone

Performing Lab:
Referral Laboratory
Container Type:
Red top or serum gel tube
Specimen Type:

Serum
 

Preferred Volume:
2 mL
Minimum Volume:
0.2 mL
Specimen Processing:

1. Separate the serum from the cells within one hour of collection.
2. Transfer the specimen to a plastic transport tube before freezing.
3. To avoid delays in turn around time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, submit separate frozen samples for each test requested.

Store and Transport:
Frozen
Stability:

Frozen - 300 days
Refrigerated - 3 days
Room temperature - 3 days

CPT Codes:

82528

Method:
Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)

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