Iron Group

Test Code
FEGRP


Alias/See Also
LAB3000083


Includes
Iron
Transferrin
Total Iron Binding Capacity
Unsaturated Iron Binding Capacity
Persent Saturation
Retic Hemoglobin
Ferritin


Preferred Specimen
2.0 mL serum collected in a gold serum separator tube (SST)
AND
4.0 mL whole blood collected in a lavender K2 EDTA tube


Minimum Volume
0.5 mL serum
NOTE - if lavender is not received, Retic Hemoglobin will not be reported


Other Acceptable Specimens
2.0 mL serum collected in an orange rapid clot serum separator tube (RCT)
2.0 mL plasma collected in a light green lithium heparin plasma separator tube (PST)


Reference Range
See individual tests for Reference Ranges


Performing Laboratory
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health



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.