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Iron

Iron tests measure different substances in the blood to check iron levels in your body. Iron is a mineral that your body needs for growth and development. Your body uses iron to make hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells. It carries oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body, Iron is also important for healthy muscles, bone marrow, and organ function.

Source: MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine

Normal range

27 published ranges, each from a named source
Normal
50–150 ug/dL
Female · 18 y – 60 y
27–159 ug/dL
Female · 60 y+
27–139 ug/dL
Female
32–193 ug/dL (varies by lab)Laboratorium Medyczne Synevo 32–193 · Mayo 35–145 ug/dL
Male · 17 y+
38–169 ug/dL
Male
32–193 ug/dL (varies by lab)Laboratorium Medyczne Synevo 32–193 · Mayo 50–150 ug/dL

These labs do not agree for male: the published adult ranges differ by up to 56%, so the same result can read as normal at one lab and be flagged at another — Laboratorium Medyczne Synevo 32–193 · Mayo 50–150 ug/dL. Both are real published values, shown as each lab states them.

Ranges from ARUP Laboratories Test Directory, American Board of Internal Medicine (Laboratory Test Reference Ranges), LabCorp Test Directory, Laboratorium Medyczne Synevo (test catalog, synevo.pl), Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Test Catalog).

All source ranges (27)
SourceSexAgeRange
American Board of Internal Medicine (Laboratory Test Reference Ranges) All all ages 50–150 ug/dL
ARUP Laboratories Test Directory All ≤ 1 mo 100–250 ug/dL
ARUP Laboratories Test Directory All 2 mo – 11 mo 40–100 ug/dL
ARUP Laboratories Test Directory All 1 y – 10 y 50–120 ug/dL
ARUP Laboratories Test Directory Female ≤ 1 mo 100–250 ug/dL
ARUP Laboratories Test Directory Female 2 mo – 11 mo 40–100 ug/dL
ARUP Laboratories Test Directory Female 1 y – 10 mo 50–120 ug/dL
ARUP Laboratories Test Directory Female 11 y+ 28–170 ug/dL
ARUP Laboratories Test Directory Male ≤ 1 mo 100–250 ug/dL
ARUP Laboratories Test Directory Male 2 mo – 11 mo 40–100 ug/dL
ARUP Laboratories Test Directory Male 1 y – 10 mo 50–120 ug/dL
ARUP Laboratories Test Directory Male 11 y+ 45–182 ug/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Female ≤ 30 d 27–133 ug/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Female 30 d – 1 y 18–126 ug/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Female 2 y – 12 y 28–147 ug/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Female 13 y – 17 y 26–169 ug/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Female 18 y – 60 y 27–159 ug/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Female 60 y+ 27–139 ug/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Male ≤ 30 d 35–160 ug/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Male 30 d – 1 y 18–126 ug/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Male 2 y – 12 y 28–147 ug/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Male 13 y – 17 y 26–169 ug/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Male 17 y+ 38–169 ug/dL
Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Test Catalog) Female all ages 35–145 ug/dL
Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Test Catalog) Male all ages 50–150 ug/dL
Laboratorium Medyczne Synevo (test catalog, synevo.pl) Female all ages 32–193 ug/dL
Laboratorium Medyczne Synevo (test catalog, synevo.pl) Male all ages 32–193 ug/dL

What an abnormal result can be associated with

A high result
Elevated circulating iron concentration
A low result
Decreased circulating iron concentration
Associations from LOINC2HPO (Human Phenotype Ontology). This is reference information, not a diagnosis: only a clinician can interpret your result in context.
details
Sample
Serum or plasma · LOINC
Collection
Serum gel tube · 1 mL · fasting · Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Test Catalog)
Part of
Bryan Johnson Blueprint · Iron and Iron binding capacity panel
Listed under
Anemia · Hemochromatosis · Iron
Code
LOINC 2498-4 · ug/dL
Also known as
Fe
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