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Test Code LAB12901 Cortisol, Saliva

Department

SEND OUTS

Reference Lab Test Number

CORTS

Collection Requirements

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SALIVA COLLECTION USING THE SUPERSAL™ UNIVERSAL SALIVA COLLECTION KIT.

Do not eat, drink, smoke, take oral medications, or use oral hygiene products for at least 60 minutes prior to collection and 1- minutes before beginning the collection processs, rinse the mouth with water to avoid contamination.

Priot to collection, review the detailed instructions for the SuperSAL™ Universal Saliva Collection kit below.

Open the package containing the SuperSAL™ Universal Saliva Collection Kit and place contents on a clean and dry surface.

1. Place contents on a clean and dry surface. In preparation for the saliva colleciton, pool saliva in the mouth.

2. Place the swab in the mouth, e.g. in your cheek, where is should remain for 2 min without chewing. If an extremely small amount of saliva is produced, leave the swab in the mouth for longer.

3. Return the swab with the absorbed saliva to the Salivette®

4. Replace the stopper

5. Refrigerate the Salivette® immediately

Primary Collection Container

Salivette® Cortisol with blue screw cap

Transport

Refrigerated

Preferred Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Processing

Send 0.5 mL of freshly collected saliva in Salivette®.SuperSAL™ Universal Saliva Collection Kit

Stability

Ambient: 7 Days

Refrigerated: 21 Days

Frozen: 180 days

Minimum Testing Volume

0.2 mL

Reference Range

By Report

Methodology

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

Performed

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

Reported

8-11 days

CPT Codes

82530

Unacceptable Conditions

Hemolysis, white top Salivette® collection device

Alternate Collection Container

Super SAL™

Super SAL2™