Test Code ACTHSTIM60MIN Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Stimulation, 60 Minutes (Cortisol 60 minutes), ARUP #0070033

Important Note

This is a stimulation test to screen, diagnose, and monitor diseases associated with excess or deficient cortisol production.

SPECIMENS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE TIME OF DRAW TO AVOID REJECTION

Interpretive Data:

Normal peak serum cortisol is greater than 18.0 µg/dL at 30 or 60 minutes after 250 micrograms of cosyntropin IV.

Infectious

ARUP TEST CODE:

0070033

MEDITECH MNEMONIC:

ACTHSTIM60MIN

Preferred Specimen:

1mL serum in a gel tube

Acceptable Specimen:

1mL serum in a non-gel tube

Minimum Volume:

0.4mL serum in a gel or non-gel tube (volume does not include repeat or reflexed testing)

Transport Container:

Transport Tube-labeled as "60 minutes," with the time of draw noted on the label

Preferred Transport Temperature:

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability (after centrifugation):

Ambient: 24 hours

Refrigerated: 4 days

Frozen: 12 months

Setup Schedule:

SUN-SAT

ARUP Laboratories

500 Chipeta Way

Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1221