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Iron & ferritin blood test
Low energy, heavy periods or an iron question that your usual blood count did not answer? Check iron stores, circulating iron and your blood count together.
Your results are reviewed with the health information you share.
Included in your package price. Choose an available Quest location.
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Understand your testing options
Can ferritin be low with normal hemoglobin?
Yes. Your iron stores can fall before your hemoglobin drops. Ferritin helps assess stored iron; hemoglobin is part of your complete blood count (CBC). Looking at both can help your clinician investigate an iron concern that a blood count alone may miss.
Ferritin: stored iron
Ferritin adds information about your iron reserves. Inflammation can raise it, so your result belongs alongside your history and the other iron studies.
Iron studies: more context
Serum iron, total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) and iron saturation help your clinician interpret the iron available in your blood.
CBC: your blood count
Hemoglobin, hematocrit and red blood cell measures help assess anemia. The CBC also includes white blood cells and platelets.
If you have persistent fatigue, heavy periods or a previous low ferritin result, bring that history and any recent labs to your review. The next step may involve iron intake, absorption or blood loss, depending on the findings.
This $90 package includes all three parts, with Quest collection included. See the exact tests below. If hair shedding and thyroid testing are part of your clinician’s question, compare the $110 iron and thyroid package.
Know what you are buying
What is included?
- Ferritin
- Iron, total + TIBC + iron saturation
- Complete blood count with differential
Check your iron reserves, available iron and blood count together.
All 37 included biomarkers and results
Exact package list. Includes calculated results and blood-count components; the marker count is different from the number of test panels ordered. Some differential components are reported only when indicated by the lab.
- Iron, Total
- Ferritin
- Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC)
- Iron % Saturation
- Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW)
- Neutrophils (%)
- Monocytes (%)
- Lymphocytes (%)
- Eosinophils (%)
- Basophils (%)
- Platelet Count
- Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)
- Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)
- Mean Corpuscular Volume
- Hematocrit
- Hemoglobin (HGB)
- Band Neutrophils
- Blasts
- Metamyelocytes
- Myelocytes
- Nucleated RBC
- Promyelocytes
- Band Neutrophils (%)
- Basophils
- Blasts (%)
- Eosinophils
- Lymphocytes
- Metamyelocytes (%)
- Monocytes
- Myelocytes (%)
- Neutrophils
- Nucleated RBC (%)
- Promyelocytes (%)
- Reactive Lymphocytes
- Mean Platelet Volume (MPV)
- White Blood Cell Count (WBC)
- Red Blood Cell Count (RBC)
Iron and ferritin blood test cost
The package price is $90, including Quest collection. There is no separate Quest collection fee. Choose an available Quest location using the instructions in your account.
Comparing prices? This is a package of iron studies plus a CBC with differential. Compare the same included tests and collection charges when reviewing another offer.
This lab package is HSA/FSA eligible and is offered as cash-pay testing. Confirm your collection choice, eligibility and final amount during ordering.
Before your blood draw
Follow the fasting and supplement instructions shown for your order. Tell your provider about iron supplements and recent treatment; keep prescribed medicines unchanged unless your clinician directs otherwise.
Availability depends on your location. Review the options shown for your address before paying. Results timing varies by test and collection date.
From order to interpretation
How it works
01 · Order your package
Continue through New Approach Health’s store and complete your health questionnaire.
02 · Arrange your draw
Follow the collection and preparation instructions in your account.
03 · Review your results
Your provider reviews the results and shares your wellness plan and next steps.
A more informed choice
Your questions,
answered.
What does an iron and ferritin panel show?
Ferritin reflects stored iron. Serum iron, total iron binding capacity and saturation add information about iron circulating in your blood. The CBC shows hemoglobin and red blood cell measures. Reviewing them together can make a low-energy or anemia conversation more useful.
When is this package worth considering?
Discuss it with your clinician if you have persistent fatigue, heavy menstrual bleeding, a previous low ferritin result or a question about iron intake or absorption. A normal blood count alone does not answer every question about iron stores. Symptoms and recent results help determine whether testing is useful now.
Ferritin alone or a panel with a CBC?
This $90 package brings iron studies and a CBC with differential together. If you already have a recent CBC, explore the focused $85 iron-studies package.
What can affect ferritin results?
Ferritin can rise with inflammation and other conditions, so a higher result is not automatically iron overload. Bring recent illness, medicines, supplements and earlier lab reports into the review. Your clinician may recommend a different package if inflammation makes your results difficult to interpret.
Will the result tell me which iron supplement to take?
Your results can help guide a conversation about iron-rich foods, absorption, losses and whether supplementation is appropriate. The right next step depends on the cause of the finding. Starting a high-dose iron supplement based only on fatigue can miss that context.
Compare related options
Compare the included tests and choose the package that fits your question. Some packages share tests.
Information from New Approach Health. Prices and included markers checked November 7, 2026. Testing guide updated November 8, 2026.
Further reading: NIH: iron status and ferritinMedlinePlus: iron testsMedlinePlus: ferritin blood test