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Test Code CCFR Cortisol/Cortisone, Free, Random, Urine

Additional Codes

Torrance Memorial Laboratories Test Code:  218189249


Specimen Required


Supplies: Urine tube, 10 mL (T068)

Collection Container/Tube: Clean, plastic urine container with no metal cap or glued insert

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic, 10-mL urine tube or clean, plastic aliquot container with no metal cap or glued insert

Specimen Volume: 10 mL

Collection Instructions: Collect a random urine specimen.


Useful For

Investigating suspected Cushing syndrome (hypercortisolism), when a 24-hour collection is prohibitive (ie, pediatric patients).

 

Assisting in diagnosing acquired or inherited abnormalities of 11-beta-hydroxy steroid dehydrogenase (cortisol to cortisone ratio)

 

Diagnosis of pseudohyperaldosteronism due to excessive licorice consumption

 

This test has limited usefulness in the evaluation of adrenal insufficiency.

 

This test is not useful for evaluation of hypocorticalism.

Profile Information

Test ID Reporting Name Available Separately Always Performed
COCOR Cortisol, Random, U No Yes
CRETR Creatinine, Random, U Yes, (order RCTUR) Yes

Method Name

COCOR: Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

CRETR: Enzymatic Colorimetric Assay

Reporting Name

Cortisol/Cortisone, Free, Random, U

Specimen Type

Urine

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Urine Refrigerated (preferred) 14 days
  Frozen  28 days
  Ambient  72 hours

Reject Due To

  All specimens will be evaluated at Mayo Clinic Laboratories for test suitability.

Reference Values

CORTISOL

Males

0-2 years: 3.0-120 mcg/g creatinine

3-8 years: 2.2-89 mcg/g creatinine

9-12 years: 1.4-56 mcg/g creatinine

13-17 years: 1.0-42 mcg/g creatinine

≥18 years: 1.0-119 mcg/g creatinine

Females

0-2 years: 3.0-120 mcg/g creatinine

3-8 years: 2.2-89 mcg/g creatinine

9-12 years: 1.4-56 mcg/g creatinine

13-17 years: 1.0-42 mcg/g creatinine

≥18 years: 0.7-85 mcg/g creatinine

 

CORTISONE

0-2 years: 25-477 mcg/g creatinine

3-8 years: 11-211 mcg/g creatinine

9-12 years: 5.8-109 mcg/g creatinine

13-17 years: 5.4-102 mcg/g creatinine

18-29 years: 5.7-153 mcg/g creatinine

30-39 years: 6.6-176 mcg/g creatinine

40-49 years: 7.6-203 mcg/g creatinine

50-59 years: 8.8-234 mcg/g creatinine

60-69 years: 10-270 mcg/g creatinine

≥70 years: 12-311 mcg/g creatinine

 

Use the conversion factors below to convert each analyte from mcg/g creatinine to nmol/mol creatinine:

 

Conversion factors

Cortisol: mcg/g creatinine x 312=nmol/mol creatinine

Cortisone: mcg/g creatinine x 314=nmol/mol creatinine

 

Cortisol molecular weight=362.5

Cortisone molecular weight=360.4

Creatinine molecular weight=113.12

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Friday

Report Available

2 to 6 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

82542

82530 - Cortisol

82570 - Creatinine

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
CCFR Cortisol/Cortisone, Free, Random, U In Process

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
10328 Cortisol/Creatinine Ratio 11155-9
CRETR Creatinine, Random, U 2161-8
10329 Cortisone/Creatinine Ratio 30511-0