Test Code SOFT: IRON Iron, Total, Plasma
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EPIC NAME: IRON-SERUM EPIC CODE; LAB20409
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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: 1 mL
Collection Instructions: Draw blood before 10 a.m. due to diurnal variation.
Stability: 21 days (R)
7 days (A)
Reference Values
Males: 45-160 µg/dL
Females: 30-160 µg/dL
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
83540
Methodology
Photometric