# Cortisol

> This test measures the level of cortisol, a hormone produced by the adrenal glands that helps your body manage stress and regulate metabolism. It helps show whether your body is producing too much or too little of this hormone, which is often checked to investigate symptoms like unexplained weight changes, severe fatigue, or muscle weakness.

- Labcorp code: 004051
- Category: [Hormones](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/hormones.md)
- Sample: blood
- Labcorp turnaround: within 1 day
- Collection: free at a Labcorp location, or $75.00 at home.
- Without a doctor: yes. People order it themselves, with no doctor's visit or referral.
- Price: shown on the review page its order link opens. Opening it orders nothing.
- Order link: https://app.picardo.health/labs/order?tests=004051&ref=assistant

## About ordering

People order for themselves, with no doctor's visit or referral, and results arrive in their Picardo account. Ordering is open to adults 18 and over in the US, except New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Maine. General health information, not medical advice.