Iron saturation
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
- Normal
- 20–50 %
Ranges from American Board of Internal Medicine (Laboratory Test Reference Ranges).
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
- Part of
- Iron and Iron binding capacity panel
- Listed under
- Anemia · Hemochromatosis · Iron
- Code
- LOINC 2502-3 · %
- Also known as
- Iron Satn, Percent, Fe, SAT, Satn