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

Methodology

Nitroso-PSAP Colorimetric

Performing Laboratory

Munson Healthcare Laboratories

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..

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