Iron, Total and Total Iron Binding Capacity

What it measures

• Iron, TotalLOINC 2498-4
• Iron Binding CapacityLOINC 2500-7
• % SaturationLOINC 2502-3

Before the visit

Fasting required

Samples should be taken in the morning from patients in a fasting state, since iron values decrease by 30% during the course of the day and there can be significant interference from lipemia.

Specimen

Specimen

1 mL serum

Minimum volume

0.5 mL

Also accepted

Plasma collected in: Sodium heparin (green-top) tube or lithium heparin (green-top) tube

Container

Serum separator tube (SST)

Temperature

Room temperature

Turnaround

Set up: Mon-Sat; Report available: 3 days

Billing

CPT 83540, 83550