1448 Iron Deficiency Panel

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin)

Submit:

2 mL (Min:1 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated.

Also Acceptable
2 mL (Min:1 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated.

Special Handling:

Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly Hemolyzed Samples

Stability:

Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 2 Week(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Chemiluminescence; Colorimetric

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82728 - Ferritin	83540 - Iron
84466 - Transferrin

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components: