2040 Iron and Total Iron Binding

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:

Grossly Hemolyzed Samples

Stability:

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

Methodology:

Colorimetric

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

83540 - Iron

84466 - Transferrin

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

2038 - IRON	2039 - TIBC
2063 - % SATURATION	2174 - UIBC
2281 - TRANSFERRIN