Iron saturation (Blood)

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Testing Laboratory

Auckland Te Toka Tumai | Auckland Hospital

Department

Chemical Pathology

Delphic Registration Code (Alpha Code)

ISTD

Test Code (Numeric Code)

0452

Laboratory Handling

Laboratory

Iron saturation is calculated from serum iron and TIBC (total iron-binding capacity)

Sample Stability

Refer to iron (Blood) and TIBC (Blood)

Associated Tests

Synonyms

Transferrin Saturation

Turnaround Time

3 hours

Specimen Type

  • N/A

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred
  • N/A
Acceptable
  • N/A

Paediatric Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred
  • N/A

Additional Specimen Information

This test is routinely performed on all requests for serum iron, subject to sufficient specimen being available.

Last updated: 05/08/2026