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Test Code STR Sol Transferrin Receptor  

Important Note

Serum soluble transferrin receptor increases in iron deficiency and is usually unaffected by chronic disease states.

Additional Codes

3020070

Specimen Type

Blood

Preferred Collection Container

SST

Acceptable Collection Container

SST, GRN-PST, GRN Lithium Hep

Collection Instructions

Routine venipuncture

Collection Volume

2.0 mL

Minimum Collection Volume

1.0 mL

Testing Volume

0.4 mL

Rejection Criteria

Contaminated, severely hemolyzed, icteric, or lipemic specimens

Specimen Storage and Stability

Ambient: 5 days; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 1 month (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles)

Day(s) and Time(s) Performed

Sunday through Saturday

EPIC Code

LAB2527

Transport

Refrigerated

Turn Around Time

2-3 days

Methodology

Quantitative Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
 

Test Alias

3020070; sTfR; TfR; Transferrin Receptor; SOLTR
 

CPT Coding

84238

LOINC

30248-9