Days Set Up
Daily, 24 hours
Analytic Time

4 hours

MiChart Code
Iron with Total Binding Capacity
Soft Order Code
TIBC

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Synonyms

TIBC
Total Iron Binding Capacity
Transferrin Saturation
IRON BINDING CAPACITY
IRON/IRON BINDING CAPACITY
IBC
IRON
TSAT
IRON BINDING CAPACITY
% TRANSFERRIN SATURATION
IBC
PERCENT TRANSFERRIN SATURATION

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Test Overview

Test Methodology

Direct Ferric Chloride Colorimetric

Test Usage

Evaluation of iron and iron binding capacity, differential diagnosis of anemia.

Reference Range

Iron total: 33 - 150 mcg/dL, Iron binding capacity: 220 - 440 mcg/dL, %Transferrin saturation: 20 - 50%.

* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.

Specimen Requirements

Collection Offsite

Collect specimen in SST tube. Centrifuge, aliquot serum into a plastic container and refrigerate. Grossly hemolyzed or lipemic specimens are unacceptable.

Yellow Top Tube
Normal Volume
0.5 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.25 mL serum

Billing Information

CPT Code
83540 Iron, 83550 TIBC
Pro Fee Code
 
LOINC
IRON 2498-4 TIBC 50190-8

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As the reference laboratory division of Michigan Medicine's Department of Pathology, MLabs shares the institution's commitment to applying established quality principles to clinical laboratory testing. Like other large organizations in complex, consequential fields, we rely on an established approach to monitor quality throughout the testing process.

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