2038 Iron - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

2038 Iron

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin)
One 4 mL Green Top (Na Heparin)

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

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

Rejection Criteria:

Bacterially Contaminated Samples
EDTA, Oxalate, Citrate
Grossly Hemolyzed Samples

Stability:

Ambient: 7 Day(s); Refrigerated: 3 Week(s); Frozen: 3 Week(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Colorimetric; Semi-Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Western Blot

Performed:

Monday, Tuesday, Mon-Fri, Sun-Sat

Reported:

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

83540

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 37-160 ug/dL