# Cortisol, LC/MS (Endocrine Sciences)

> This test measures the level of cortisol, a hormone produced by your adrenal glands that helps regulate metabolism and the body's response to stress. It helps show whether your body is making too much or too little of this hormone, which is relevant for investigating symptoms like unexplained weight gain, muscle weakness, or severe fatigue.

- Labcorp code: 500154
- Category: [Hormones](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/hormones.md)
- Sample: blood
- Labcorp turnaround: 4–10 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=500154&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.