41350:FERRITIN
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay (CL) |
| Edit Date: |
8/14/2006 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Same day |
| CPT Code: |
82728 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: plasma separator tube (PST), red top tube or green top tube. |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot centrifuge and separate serum from cells within two hours of collection. Refrigerate. Freeze at -20° C or colder if specimen cannot be assayed within 48 hours. |
| Standard Volume: |
0.5 mL serum. |
| Minimum Volume: |
150 uL serum. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated; or if frozen, on dry ice. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Specimen frozen and thawed more than once; hemolyzed specimens.
MEDICARE MAY REQUIRE A SIGNED ADVANCE BENEFICIARY NOTICE (ABN) FOR THIS TEST |
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Female |
10-200 ng/mL |
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Male |
10-300 ng/mL |
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