Ferritin FER
Method(s) | LOCI |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. Also acceptable: heparinized plasma. |
Transport | 1 mL serum at 2-8ºC (Min: 0.5 mL) |
Stability | Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 7 days |
Schedule | Daily, except Sundays |
Billing Code | 1010072 |
CPTCode | 82728 |
Notes | Results of this test may be falsely decreased in patients taking prescription dosages of biotin. |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
Male: 11 - 307 ng/mL |