Test Code IBC IRON BINDING CAPACITY
Performing Laboratory
Helen Keller Laboratory
Specimen Container:
Green top lithium heparin tube
Specimen Requirements
Preferred: Lithium heparin plasma
Acceptable: Serum
Minimum volume: 1 mL (pediatric: 0.2 mL) of plasma or serum.
Specimen Stability Information
3 days refrigerated
Reference Intervals:
Total Iron Binding Capacity: 110 – 370 UG/ML
Unsaturated Iron Binding Capacity: 112-347 UG/DL
Day(s) Testing is Performed
Monday-Sunday