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| 30720:IRON (Fe) | |||||||||
| Methodology: | Timed Endpoint | ||||||||
| Edit Date: | 6/11/2010 | ||||||||
| Performed: | Daily | ||||||||
| Released: | Same day as tested | ||||||||
| CPT Code: | 83540 | ||||||||
| Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
| Collection: | One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 4.5 mL light green top plasma separator tube (PST) or one 4 mL green top tube (heparin). | ||||||||
| Handling: | Centrifuge SST within 2 hours of collection. Refrigerate and transport in original tube. Green top tubes must be centrifuged and plasma separated within 2 hours of collection. The plasma should be placed in a plastic tube and refrigerated for transport. | ||||||||
| Standard Volume: | 2 mL serum or plasma. | ||||||||
| Minimum Volume: | 0.5 mL serum or plasma. | ||||||||
| Transport: | Refrigerated. | ||||||||
| Comments: | Hemolyzed specimens should not be used because of the high concentration of iron in hemoglobin. | ||||||||
| Rejection Criteria: | Gross hemolysis. | ||||||||
| Reference Range: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Male: 50-170 ug/dL Female: 30-160 ug/dL |
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