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)