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Last Updated: April 19, 2024 @ 9:13 am
1448	Iron Deficiency Panel
Specimen:	Collect:	One SST Also Acceptable: One Red Top
	Submit:	2 mL (Min:1 mL) Serum . Submit Refrigerated.
	Special Handling:	Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles Fasting Specimen is Preferred Minimize air exposure Separate from cells ASAP Recommend drawing in the A.M, Iron values decrease by 30% during the course of the day. For patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (>5 mg/day), no laboratory test specimen should be collected until at least 8 hours after the last biotin administration.
	Rejection Criteria:	Heat inactivated Hemolyzed specimens Lipemic Samples
	Stability:	Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: 2 Week(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology:	Chemiluminescence Colorimetric
Performed:	Mon-Fri
Reported:	1-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes:	82728 83540 84466
Interpretive Data:	Please see report for interpretive data. Biotin in specimens taken from patients on high-dose biotin therapy or supplements may intefere with at least one test in this panel and cause inaccurate test results. It is recommended that for patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (> 5 mg/day), no laboratory test specimen should be taken until at least 8 hours after the last biotin administration.
Components:	2038 - IRON 2039 - TIBC 2063 - % SATURATION 2074 - FERRITIN 2174 - UIBC 2281 - TRANSFERRIN

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