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Transferrin

Tube Type = Mint Green Top

Tube Type

Test ID LAB133
EPIC Order TRANSFERRIN
CPT Code(s) 84466
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Core Laboratory
Tube Station 30 Routine; Stat 888
Specimen Routine: 2 mL blood/green lithium heparin gel tube. Also acceptable gold SST tube or red plain tube
Micro: 300 µL blood/mint green top bullet/gold top/red top
Stability Unspun:
4 hours
Spun/Separated:
Room Temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen:  1 month
Availability 24 hrs/7 days
Turnaround Time 2 hrs Routine; 1 hr Stat
Reference Range
              Transferrin:
Male: 215-365 mg/dL
Female: 250-380 mg/dL
Comments Reference Ranges effective 7/13/2021

Reviewed by J. Carr on January 02, 2026

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514