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Test Code FERR Ferritin

EHR Test Codes

  Test Code Test Name
Atlas FERR Ferritin
Cerner FERR Ferritin

Specimen Requirements

Preparation of Patient: 

None

 

Container Type: 

Green Top 5mL Lithium Heparin Separator Tube

Or

 

Gold Top 6mL SST Gel & Clot Activator Tube

Specimen Type:

Plasma or Serum

 

Specimen Volume: 

2.5 mL Plasma or Serum minimum .5 mL

 

Specimen Handling/Transport:

Separate plasma or serum from cells within 2 hours of collection.

Transport ambient room temperature.

 

Specimen Stability/Storage:

5 days refrigerated 2-8°C


Specimen Rejection:
Gross hemolysis

Performing Laboratory

Munson Medical Center Laboratories

Chemistry Department

Priority, Frequency, & Turnaround

Priority:

Non-Emergent

 

Frequency:

24 hours 7 days a week

 

Turnaround:

0 - 1 days

Methodology

Chemiluminescent Immunoassay

Reporting

Reference Range:

Male 26 -293 ng/mL

Female 12 -234 ng/mL

 

Critical Decision: 

None

Clinical Significance

About 2/3 of iron stores in the human body are in the form of ferritin. Serum ferritin concentration is useful to measure because it declines very early in a deficiency. High ferritin levels could be indicative of chronic disease, chronic inflammatory disorders and various malignancies. In patients receiving iron orally, serum ferritin measurements have been shown to be useful for the monitoring of iron stores. The serum ferritin concentration in males is generally up to three times higher than in pre-menopausal females.

CPT Code(s)

82728