Test ID: FE
Iron and Total Iron-Binding Capacity, Serum
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
9412
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Screening for chronic iron overload diseases, particularly hereditary hemochromatosis.
Serum iron, TIBC, and percent saturation are widely used for the diagnosis of iron deficiency. However, serum ferritin is a much more sensitive and reliable test for demonstration of iron deficiency.
Testing Algorithm Delineates situation(s) when tests are added to the initial order. This includes reflex and additional tests.
See Hereditary Hemochromatosis Algorithm in Special Instructions.
Special Instructions and Forms Describes specimen collection and preparation information, test algorithms, and other information pertinent to test. Also includes pertinent information and consent forms to be used when requesting a particular test
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Colorimetric, Fe2+-FerroZine Complex
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Iron and Total Fe Binding Cap, S
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
Fe (Iron)
Iron (Fe)
Iron (Serum Iron and TIBC) Routine
IRON AND TIBC, Serum
Iron Binding Capacity (Routine)
Latent Iron Binding Capacity
TIBC (Total Iron-Binding Capacity)
Transferrin Saturation, Serum
Iron (Fe)
Iron (Serum Iron and TIBC) Routine
IRON AND TIBC, Serum
Iron Binding Capacity (Routine)
Latent Iron Binding Capacity
TIBC (Total Iron-Binding Capacity)
Transferrin Saturation, Serum
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