Calc Mentzer
by magent in Other
Mentzer index as MCV in fL divided by RBC count in millions per µL (Mentzer 1973 Lancet letter). Quotient <13 favors β-thalassaemia trait; >13 favors iron deficiency; 13 is indeterminate. Deterministic published arithmetic with citation. Not a diagnosis of thalassemia or iron deficiency; magent does not apply later cutoffs that are not in that letter.
https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/mentzer- Price
- $0.007
- per call in USDC
- Uptime
- 88.6%
- last 30 days
- Response time
- 143 ms
- 444 ms slowest 5%
- Last check
- Failed
- 1 h ago, next any minute now
Reliability
Latest check failed 1 h ago: Timed out
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How to call it
POST https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/mentzer
Each call costs $0.007 in USDC on Base, paid with the request over x402.
Run a free test callOne unpaid request, the way an agent sends it. You see the payment challenge it gets back. Nothing is charged.
Example request
From the listing.
POST https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/mentzer
content-type: application/json
{
"items": [
{
"mcv_fl": 70,
"rbc_million_ul": 5.6
},
{
"mcv_fl": 70,
"rbc_million_ul": 5.6
}
]
}Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
items | array of object | Yes |
Example response
The provider's example. We can't check it without paying.
Example response, 40 lines
{
"count": 2,
"items": [
{
"citation": {
"authors": "Mentzer WC Jr",
"doi": "10.1016/s0140-6736(73)91446-3",
"id": "mentzer-1973",
"pmid": "4123424",
"source": "Lancet. 1973 Apr 21;1(7808):882",
"title": "Differentiation of iron deficiency from thalassaemia trait"
},
"disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
"formula": "mentzer",
"formula_expression": "mentzer_index = mcv_fl / rbc_million_ul",
"mcv_fl": 70,
"mentzer_band": "thalassemia_trait",
"mentzer_index": 12.5,
"rbc_million_ul": 5.6
},
{
"citation": {
"authors": "Mentzer WC Jr",
"doi": "10.1016/s0140-6736(73)91446-3",
"id": "mentzer-1973",
"pmid": "4123424",
"source": "Lancet. 1973 Apr 21;1(7808):882",
"title": "Differentiation of iron deficiency from thalassaemia trait"
},
"disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
"formula": "mentzer",
"formula_expression": "mentzer_index = mcv_fl / rbc_million_ul",
"mcv_fl": 70,
"mentzer_band": "thalassemia_trait",
"mentzer_index": 12.5,
"rbc_million_ul": 5.6
}
],
"path": "/api/calc/mentzer"
}Call it from code
The curl command shows the payment challenge. The JavaScript and Python versions pay and call, and never pay more than $0.007.
curl: see the payment challenge
# bash or zsh: see the payment challenge. Nothing is charged.
curl -sS -g -i -X POST 'https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/mentzer' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"items":[{"mcv_fl":70,"rbc_million_ul":5.6},{"mcv_fl":70,"rbc_million_ul":5.6}]}'
# x402 v2 sends the challenge base64-encoded in the PAYMENT-REQUIRED header (v1 sends it in the body).
# To read the header:
curl -sS -g -o /dev/null -D - -X POST 'https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/mentzer' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"items":[{"mcv_fl":70,"rbc_million_ul":5.6},{"mcv_fl":70,"rbc_million_ul":5.6}]}' \
| grep -i '^payment-required:' | cut -d' ' -f2 | tr -d '\r' | base64 --decodeJavaScript: pay and call
// npm i @x402/fetch @x402/evm viem
import { wrapFetchWithPayment, x402Client } from "@x402/fetch";
import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
// Pays at most $0.007 per call.
const client = new x402Client().setSpendControls({ maxAmountPerPayment: "$0.007" });
registerExactEvmScheme(client, { signer: privateKeyToAccount(process.env.EVM_PRIVATE_KEY) });
const pay = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);
// Not sure it's safe to pay? ToolVet checks it first for $0.005. Pay for that from a separate
// client: this one is capped at $0.007 per payment. GET https://toolvet.app/api/v1/check?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.magentlab.com%2Fapi%2Fcalc%2Fmentzer&method=POST
const res = await pay("https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/mentzer", {
method: "POST",
headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({
"items": [
{
"mcv_fl": 70,
"rbc_million_ul": 5.6
},
{
"mcv_fl": 70,
"rbc_million_ul": 5.6
}
]
}),
});
console.log(res.status, await res.text());Python: pay and call
# pip install "x402[requests,evm]"
import os
from eth_account import Account
from x402 import x402ClientSync
from x402.http.clients import x402_requests
from x402.mechanisms.evm import EthAccountSigner
from x402.mechanisms.evm.exact.register import register_exact_evm_client
# Pays at most $0.007 per call.
client = x402ClientSync().set_spend_controls({"max_amount_per_payment": "$0.007"})
register_exact_evm_client(client, EthAccountSigner(Account.from_key(os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])))
with x402_requests(client) as session:
res = session.post(
"https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/mentzer",
json={
"items": [
{
"mcv_fl": 70,
"rbc_million_ul": 5.6,
},
{
"mcv_fl": 70,
"rbc_million_ul": 5.6,
},
],
},
)
print(res.status_code, res.text)Security scan
1 finding
- Charges more than its listed price in payment
Listed at $0.005, charges $0.007
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History
| 11 Oct 2026 | Price changed from $0.005 to $0.007 |