Test Code IRO IRON
Performing Laboratory
Helen Keller Laboratory
Specimen Container:
Green top Lithium Heparin tube
Specimen Requirements
Preferred: Lithium heparin plasma
Accepted: Serum
Minimum volume: 1 mL (pediatric: 0.2 mL) of plasma or serum.
Specimen Stability Information
3 days refrigerated
Reference Intervals:
Males: 50 – 158 UG/DL
Females: 35 – 150 UG/DL
Day(s) Testing is Performed
Monday-Sunday
CPT Coding:
83540