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Iron

Test Code
IRON


Alias/See Also
Epic: LAB94

Iron (Fe)


Preferred Specimen

Specimen Type: Serum
Collection Container: Serum gel
Specimen Volume: 3 mL




Minimum Volume

0.25 mL




Other Acceptable Specimens

Specimen Type: Plasma
Collection Container: Green top (Lithium heparin)




Instructions
  1. Centrifuge and separate cells after clot formation and within 4 hours of collection.

Additional Information
  1. Specimens from patients receiving anticoagulant or thrombolytic therapy may take longer to complete their clotting processes. Fibrin clots may form in these sera and the clots could cause erroneous test results.


Transport Container
Plastic vial


Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 3 weeks
Frozen: 1 year

Avoid multiple freeze/thaw cycles




Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Unlabeled, mislabeled, wrong tube type, Hemolysis index > 500, Triglycerides >1000 mg/dL, Bilirubin > 15 mg/dL, QNS, exceeds specimen stability requirements.




Methodology

Ferene



Setup Schedule

Daily




Report Available

Same day




Reference Range
Male: 41 - 168 µg/dL
Female: 32 - 157 µg/dL


Performing Laboratory

Inova Laboratories

2832 Juniper Street

Fairfax, VA 22031




Last Updated: November 6, 2023
Last Review: N. Wolford, August 28, 2023


The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.