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Iron and TIBC
Test CodeIRONP
Alias/See Also
Iron with Percent Saturation/ Iron Panel
CPT Codes
83540 83550
Includes
Iron, TIBC
Preferred Specimen
4.0 ml of whole blood (2.0 mL of serum)
Minimum Volume
2.0 mL of whole blood (1.0 mL of serum)
Instructions
Avoid hemolysis.
Transport Container
Serum separator (gold top)
Transport Temperature
Room Temperature
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: 4 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 3 months at -18 C
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 3 months at -18 C
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolysis, icteric samples
Methodology
Two Point Rate
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Specimens received by noon will be reported by 4:30. Specimens received after noon will be reported by the next morning.
