# Iron and Total Iron-binding Capacity (TIBC)

> This test measures the amount of iron in your blood and how well specific proteins can transport it throughout your body. It helps show whether you have low iron levels that may cause fatigue or high iron levels that could lead to toxicity.

- Labcorp code: 001321
- Category: [Nutrients](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/nutrients.md)
- Sample: blood
- Labcorp turnaround: within 1 day
- Collection: free at a Labcorp location, or $75.00 at home.
- Without a doctor: yes. People order it themselves, with no doctor's visit or referral.
- Price: shown on the review page its order link opens. Opening it orders nothing.
- Order link: https://app.picardo.health/labs/order?tests=001321&ref=assistant
- Already in these panels: [Base Core Annual – Men](https://picardo.health/labs/panels/base-core-men.md), [Base Core Annual – Women](https://picardo.health/labs/panels/base-core-women.md), [Celiac / GI Panel](https://picardo.health/labs/panels/celiac-gi.md)

## Results reported (4)

- Iron
- Iron Bind.Cap. (TIBC)
- UIBC
- Iron Saturation

## About ordering

People order for themselves, with no doctor's visit or referral, and results arrive in their Picardo account. Ordering is open to adults 18 and over in the US, except New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Maine. General health information, not medical advice.