Iron




Test Mnemonic

IRN1

CPT Codes

  • 83540 - QTY (1)

LOINC ®

2498-4

Performing Laboratory

n/a


Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
1 mLPlasmaLithium heparin PST (Lt. Green) AmbientSeparate from cells within 1 hour. Submit in original tube or aliquot specimen into CCL aliquot tube

Alternate Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
1 mLSerumSST (Gold) AmbientSeparate from cells within 1 hour.

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
0.4 mL     

Stability

Environmental Condition Description
Ambient7 days
Refrigerated3 weeks
Frozenseveral years

Days Performed

Sun - Sat

Turnaround Time

8 hours

Methodology

Name Description
Ferrozine 

Reference Range

Iron
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
       Normal41 - 186ug/dL

Special Info

Hemolysis will falsely increase values.

Clinical Info

Evaluation of suspected iron deficiency or iron toxicity (overload).

Clinical Limitation

n/a

Clinical Reference

n/a