
Laboratory test
Urinary Cortisol (24 Hours Urine)
Explore Urinary Cortisol (24 Hours Urine) testing for hormone and reproductive health assessment. Hormone measurements can depend on medicine use, time of day or menstrual timing. Check required preparation, specimen type, collection availability and current test details before booking.
- Sample
- Urine
- Fasting
- Not required
- Expected report time
- Same day / 24 hours
- Parameters
- 1
What is the URINARY CORTISOL (24 HOURS URINE)?
Urinary Cortisol (24 Hours Urine) includes Urinary Free Cortisol, 24h. The listed sample is URINE. The parameter table provides the available units and method details. Discuss the measurements with your clinician in the context of the investigations requested.
What does the Urinary Cortisol (24 Hours Urine) measure?
1 parameter.
Urinary Free Cortisol, 24h
Units, catalogue methods and LOINC codes1 row
| Parameter | Unit |
|---|---|
| Urinary Free Cortisol, 24h | µg/24h |
The reference interval printed on your actual laboratory report governs interpretation. Intervals can vary by laboratory, method, age, sex and pregnancy. Methods can also vary by processing laboratory.
URINARY CORTISOL (24 HOURS URINE): sample & preparation
- You do not need to fast. Starting tomorrow morning, discard your first urine, then collect every urine passed (including the first sample the next morning at the same time) into the container given. Keep the container refrigerated throughout the collection and record the total volume.
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1 parameter · No fasting required · Report time: Same day / 24 hours
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