Ferritin

Orderable EAP code:

LAB00154

Billable EAP Codes:

80003570 x 1

CPT Codes:

82728 x 1

Lab Section:

Core Lab

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 2 Hours
Urgent: 1 Hour

Test Schedule:

24 hours, 7 days a week.

Units:

ng/mL

Specimen Requirements:

4 mL blood in a GREEN top, lithium heparin tube.

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

0.5 mL blood in a GREEN top, lithium heparin tube.

Reference Range:

<20 ng/mL: Consistent with iron deficiency
21 - 50 ng/mL: possible iron deficiency
> = 200 ng/mL: consider hemochromatosis