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EPIC NAME: FERRITIN EPIC CODE: LAB68
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Performing Laboratory
Saint Francis Medical Center-Chemistry
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Plasma
Container/Tube: Mint green-top (lithium heparin gel) tube
Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL
Collection Instructions: Grossly hemolyzed specimen is not acceptable.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated 7 days/Frozen 12 months
Reference Values
Males: 32-284 ng/mL
Females: 14-186 ng/mL
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
82728
Methodology
Electrochemiluminescence