Test Code FERR Ferritin LAB68
Performance
Testing is performed Monday through Sunday.
Routine: Typically completed within 4 hours after the specimen arrives at the testing site.
STAT: Typically completed within 1 hour after the specimen arrives at the testing site.
Useful For
Diagnosing iron deficiency and iron-overload conditions and differentiating iron deficiency anemia and anemia of chronic disease.
Specimen Requirement
0.5 mL serum or plasma is required.
Collect blood in a lithium heparin, green-top or red-top tube. PST and SST (gel tubes) are acceptable. Serum or plasma should be separated from contact with the cells within 2 hours of collection. Specimens not centrifuged within 4 hours of collection may be rejected. Refrigerate the specimen if unable to assay within 8 hours of collection. Hemolyzed specimens are not acceptable. Samples with >2+ lipemia must be cleared prior to analysis. Icterus may interfere with this analysis.
Method
Two-Site Immunoenzymatic ("Sandwich") Assay; Beckman Access II
Reference Values
Male: 24-336 ng/mL
Female: 11-307 ng/mL
CPT Information
82728: Chemistry: Ferritin
LOINC Code Information
2276-4 Ferritin [Mass/Volume] In Serum Or Plasma