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Laboratory Information

Test Name

Iron

Synonyms

External Price (excl. GST)

4.08

Specimen Collection

Adult Specimen

Heparin (light green), SST (gold)

Paediatric Specimen

0.3 ml Heparin (light green) or Plain(red).

Test Information

Department

Biochemistry

Test Availability

Mon - Sun, 24hrs

Laboratory Turnaround Time

3 hrs

Method

Cobas Pro Ferrozine

Unit of measurement

umol/L

Reference interval

See attachment

Reference interval Attachments

IRON Reference Interval v2 (IRON-Reference-Interval-v2.pdf, 57 KB)

Uncertainty of measurement

Diagnostic Use Or Instructions

Iron remains elevated for up to 2 weeks following iron infusion and ferritin for up to 3 months.

Minimum Volume

0.1 mL plasma or serum.

Electronic Information

Registration Code

IRO

HL7 mapping code

$IRO

LOINC Code

14798-3

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