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Test Code TIBC Iron and Total Iron-Binding Capacity, Plasma or Serum

Specimen Requirements

Specimen must arrive within 72 hours of draw.
 

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

 

Plasma

Container/Tube: Green-top (heparin) gel tube

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL of heparinized plasma
Transport Temperature: Refrigerate
Collection Instructions:  Blood drawn after 12 p.m. may be decreased due to diurnal variation. Centrifuge tube within 1 hour of draw. Forward promptly.

Note: 1. Medicare frequency limitations exist for this test in addition to diagnosis requirements. Click on link for list of medically necessary diagnoses: http://www.munsonhealthcare.org/medical-necessity. See Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) form in Special Instructions.

2. Label specimen appropriately (plasma) when submitting an aliquot from the primary tube.


Serum
Container/Tube: Gold-top serum gel tube

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL of serum
Transport Temperature: Refrigerate
Collection Instructions: Blood drawn after 12 p.m. may be decreased due to diurnal variation. Centrifuge tube within 1 hour of draw. Forward promptly.

Note: 1. Medicare frequency limitations exist for this test in addition to diagnosis requirements. Click on link for list of medically necessary diagnoses: http://www.munsonhealthcare.org/medical-necessity . See Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) form in Special Instructions.

2. Label specimen appropriately (serum) when submitting an aliquot from the primary tube..

Performing Laboratory

Munson Healthcare Laboratories

Methodology

Nitroso-PSAP Colorimetric

Reference Values

IRON

Males: 50-155 µg/dL

Females: 39-167 µg/dL

TOTAL BINDING CAPACITY

225-405 µg/dL

PERCENT SATURATION

15-50%

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Test Classification and CPT Coding

83540-Iron

83550-Iron-binding capacity

Special Instructions