# Cortisol, Urinary Free

> This test measures the amount of cortisol, a hormone involved in the body's stress response, excreted in your urine over a 24-hour period. It helps show whether your body is producing excessive amounts of cortisol, which is useful for evaluating symptoms like unexplained weight gain, high blood pressure, or muscle weakness.

- Labcorp code: 004432
- Category: [Hormones](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/hormones.md)
- Sample: urine
- Labcorp turnaround: 4–6 days
- 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=004432&ref=assistant

## Results reported (2)

- Cortisol, F, ug/L, U
- Cortisol, F, ug/24hr, U

## 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.