TRANSFERRIN

Test Code

TRA (OE), TRFN (LAB)

CPT Codes
84466

Preferred Specimen

1 Gold tube (SST)

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL (1 mL optimal)

Other Acceptable Specimens

1 Red tube

Instructions

Centrifuge for complete separation of serum from red cells.

Transport Container

Transfer tube

Transport Temperature

Room Temperature

Specimen Stability

2-8°C up to 7 days
Frozen up to 40 days

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

Hemolyzed

Methodology
Immunoturbidimetric

Setup Schedule

M, T, W, Th, F, Sa, Su

As received; STAT testing is available

Reference Range

203 - 362 mg/dL

Clinical Significance

The liver makes transferrin. It creates much more when the body's stores of iron run low. The Transferrin test is a direct measure of the iron binding capacity.

Performing Laboratory
Alverno Central Lab

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