Iron, Serum
General Information
- Lab Name
- Iron, SRM
- Lab Code
- FE
- Epic Name
- Iron, Serum
- Components
Interpretation
- Method
- Spectrophotometric
- Reference Range
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Units: mcg/dL
Female Male Age Range Age Range 0- 31-171 0- 31-171 Effective date: 03/01/2015
- Ref. Range Notes
- Elevated ferritin >1000 ng/mL may cause a false increase in measured iron concentrations.
Ordering & Collection
- Specimen Type
- Blood
- Collection
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HMC and UW-MT Onsite Locations:
Preferred: 4 mL blood in LIME GREEN PST tube
Also Acceptable: 4 mL blood in ORANGE RST, GOLD SST, RED TOP or GREEN TOP tube
Pediatric: 1 Full LIME GREEN MICROTAINER
Offsite Clinic or Other Locations:
Preferred: 4 mL blood in GOLD SST tube
Also Acceptable: 4 mL blood in ORANGE RST, LIME GREEN PST, RED TOP or GREEN TOP tube
Pediatric: 1 Full LIME GREEN MICROTAINER - Quantity
-
Requested: 1 mL serum/plasma
Minimum: 0.5 mL serum/plasma
Processing
- Receiving Instructions
- Centrifuge and separate serum within 2 hours.
Unacceptable: Moderately hemolyzed serum/plasma.
Stability: Room Temp: 8 hr; Refrig: 7 d; For long term storage Freeze at -20°C. Freeze/thaw samples once.
- Misc Sendout
Performance
- Lab Department
- Chemistry, Automated Panels(CHA)
- Frequency
- Monday-Friday
- Available STAT?
- Yes
- Performing Location(s)
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HMC Chemistry, Automated
206-520-4600325 9th Ave, Rm # GWH-47, Seattle, WA 98104-2420
UW-NW Main Lab
206-668-1344UW Medical Center – Northwest
1550 N 115th Street, A200
Seattle, WA 98133UW-MT Chemistry, Automated
206-520-4600Clinical Lab, Room NW220,
University of Washington Medical Center,
1959 NE Pacific street, Seattle, WA 98195
Billing & Coding
- CPT Codes
- 83540
- LOINC
- 2498-4
- Interfaced Order Code
- UOW2632
- Interfaced Result Code
- UOW2632