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Iron, Blood
Test CodeIRON
Alias/See Also
FE
CPT Codes
83540
Preferred Specimen
1.0 ml of whole blood (0.5 mL of serum or plasma)
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL of whole blood (0.1 mL of serum or plasma)
Instructions
Avoid hemolysis. Separate cells within 4 hours.
Transport Container
Serum separator (gold top) or lithium heparin (green or mint top). Lithium Hepartin cannot be used for TIBC (Iron panel) testing.
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 specimens
Methodology
Two Point Rate
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Inpatient turn around time: Stat 45 minutes. Routine specimens received by noon will be reported by 4:30. Specimens received after noon will be reported by the next morning.
