HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

How long does a urine cortisol test take to complete?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

24 hours and more: One usually needs to collect urine for 24 hours for an accurate estimate of urinary cortisol excretion. If may take a couple of days to analyze the urine as it is usually done in a specialized lab.

Answered 12/5/2013

4.7k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Cortisol 24 hour urine test, my results were 13.0 ug/tv. What is the normal range?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

What is the correlation of cortisol and catecholamines? I need to do a 24 hr urine test and both of these are being tested. Many thanks!

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I had blood fasting cortisol test come back double normal amount. 24 hr urine test is within normal range. Why would it be different?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I have very high urine cortisol due to stress, when i wake up i feel like i've been in a fight, can i take a medicine to lower cortisol with therapy?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Have cushings like symptoms and 24 hr urine cortisol test results were 100 mcg (lab range 4-50). Is this really high? Hoping it would explain things.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

How long do test reports take for 24hour urine free cortisol test?
What day of the menstrual cycle should one take a 24 hour urine cortisol test?
Im on medications like diane 35, finasteride and aldactone (spironolactone). I have to take a 24 hour urine cortisol test. Will my medications affect the test result?
Is a blood cortisol test sufficient in diagnosing Cushing's or Addison's? Or are urine tests better?
Why are saliva and urine tests for cortisol only valid for high cortisol? Why don't endocrinologists feel saliva testing is valid for low cortisol?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.