Blood tests: Normal values

By Frank H. Wians, Jr., PhD, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

NORMAL LABORATORY VALUES: BLOOD, PLASMA AND SERUM

STUDY TYPE OF SAMPLE CONVENTIONAL UNITS SI UNITS
< 0.1
Acetoacetate Plasma < 1 mg/dL
mmol/L
Acetylcholineste
Blood 26.7 to 49.2 U/g Hb —
rase (ACE), RBC
acid 0-0.9
Serum 0.5-5.5U/L
phosphatase μkat/L
Activated partial
thromboplastin Plasma 25-35 sec —
time (aPTT)
Adrenocorticotro
2-11
pic hormone Serum 9-52 pg/mL
pmol/L
(ACTH)
Albumin Serum 3.5 to 5.5 g/dl 35-55g/L
Aldosterone:
194-554
Standing Serum 7-20 ng/dL
pmol/L
55-138
Supine Serum 2-5 ng/dL
pmol/L
Alkaline
0.5-1.5
phosphatase Serum 36-92 U/L
μkat/L
(ALP)
Alpha 1-
Serum 83 to 199 mg/dL —
antitrypsin (AAT)
Alpha fetoprotein
Serum 0-20ng/dL 0-20pg/L
(AFP)
δ-aminolevulinic 1.14-1.75
Serum 15-23 μg/L
acid (ALA) μmol/L
Aminotransferas 0-0.58
Serum 0-35U/L
e, alanine (ALT) pkat/L
Aminotransferas
0-0.58
e, aspartate Serum 0-35U/L
pkat/L
(AST)
23-47
Ammonia Plasma 40-80 μg/dL
μmol/L
0-2.17
Amylase Serum 0-130 U/L
μkat/L
Antibodies
against
extractable Serum <20.0 units —
nuclear antigen
(AENA)
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Anti-cyclic
citrullinated
Serum ≤ 5 units —
peptide (anti-
CCP) antibodies
Antidiuretic
hormone (ADH; <1.57
Plasma <1.7 pg/mL
arginine pmol/L
vasopressin)
Anti-double-
stranded DNA Serum <25 IU —
antibodies, IgG
M2
antimitochondria Serum <0.1 units —
l antibodies
Antineutrophil
cytoplasmic
Serum Negative —
antibodies
(cANCA)
Antinuclear
Serum  ≤ 1 unit —
antibodies (ANA)
Anti-smooth
muscle antibody Serum ≤ 1:80 —
(ASMA) titer
Antistreptolysin
Serum < 150 units —
O titer
Antithyroid
microsomal Serum < 1:100 —
antibody titer
α 1 -Antitrypsin 15.3-36.6
Serum 83-199 mg/dL
(AAT) μmol/L
Apolipoproteins:
0.98 -
AI, women Serum 98 - 210 mg/dL
2.1g/L
0.88 to 1.8
AI, males Serum 88 . 180 mg/dL
g/L
0.44 to
B-100, women Serum 44 - 148 mg/dL
1.48 g/L
0.55 to
B-100, men Serum 55–151 mg/dL
1.51 g/L

23-28
Baking soda Serum 23-28 mEq/L
mmol/L
Bilirubin:
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0–5.1
Direct Serum 0-0.3 mg/dL
μmol/L
5.1-20.5
Total Serum 0.3–1.2 mg/dL
μmol/L
Blood volume:
0.028 -
28-43 ml/kg body 0.043 L/kg
Plasma, women Blood
weight body
weight
0.025-
25-44 ml/kg body 0.044 L/kg
Plasma, males Blood
weight body
weight
0.02-0.03
Red blood cells, 20-30 ml/kg body
Blood L/kg body
women weight
weight
0.025-
Red blood cells, 25-35 ml/kg body 0.035 L/kg
Blood
male weight body
weight
Brain natriuretic
Plasma <100 pg/mL —
peptide (type B)
Calcitonin, age ≥ 16 years:
Women Serum <8 pg/ml —
Men Serum <16 pg/ml —
2.2 to 2.6
Calcium Serum 9-10.5 mg/dL
mmol/L
Cancer Antigen (CA):
AC 125 Serum <35 U/mL —
AC 15-3 Serum <30 U/mL —
Carbon dioxide 23-28
Serum 23-28 mEq/L
content (CO 2 ) mmol/L
Partial pressure
of carbon dioxide Blood 35-45mmHg —
( PCO2 )
Carboxyhemoglo
Plasma 0.5–5% —
bin
Carcinoembryoni
Serum < 2 ng/mL <2 μg/L
c antigen (CEA)
1.4-5.6
Carotene Serum 75–300 μg/L
μmol/L
CD4:CD8 ratio Blood 1–4 —
CD4+ T Blood 640-1175/μL 0.64 to
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lymphocyte 1.18 x 10
9
count /L
CD8+ T cell 0.34 - 0.88
Blood 335-875/μL
count x 10 9 /L
250-430
Ceruloplasmin Serum 25- 43 mg/dL
mg/L
98-106
Chlorine Serum 98-106 mEq/L
mmol/L
Cholesterol, desirable level:
High-density
≥ 1.04
lipoprotein (HDL- Plasma ≥ 40 mg/dL
mmol/L
C)
Low-density
≤ 3.36
lipoprotein (LDL- Plasma ≤ 130 mg/dL
mmol/L
C)
3.88 to
Total (TC) Plasma 150-199 mg/dl 5.15
mmol/L
Coagulation factors:
Factor I Plasma 150–300 mg/dL 1.5-3.5g/L
Factor II Plasma 60-150% of normal —
Factor IX Plasma 60-150% of normal —
Factor V Plasma 60-150% of normal —
Factor VII Plasma 60-150% of normal —
Factor VIII Plasma 60-150% of normal —
X Factor Plasma 60-150% of normal —
Factor XI Plasma 60-150% of normal —
Factor XII Plasma 60-150% of normal —
Complement:
0.55 to
C3 Serum 55-120 mg/dL
1.20 g/L
0.20 to
C4 Serum 20–59 mg/dL
0.59 g/L
Total Serum 37-55 U/mL 37-55 kU/L
11 - 24.3
Copper Serum 70-155μg/L
μmol/L
Cortisol:
> 498
nmol/L and
> 18 μg/dL and
1 h after usually ≥
Serum usually ≥ 8 μg/dL
cosyntropin 221 nmol/L
above baseline
above
baseline
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83 - 359
At 5 pm Serum 3-13 μg/dL
nmol/L
251-552
At 8 am Serum 8-20 μg/dL
nmol/L
After overnight <138
Serum <5 μg/dL
suppression test nmol/L
297-1419
Cpeptide Serum 0.9 - 4.3 ng/mL
pmol/L
C-reactive
Serum < 0.5 mg/dL <0.005g/L
protein (CRP)
Highly sensitive
C-reactive Serum <1.1 mg/L <0.0011g/L
protein (hsCRP)
Creatine kinase 0.5 to 2.83
Serum 30-170 U/L
(CK) μkat/L
61.9-115
Creatinine Serum 0.7-1.3 mg/dL
μmol/L
d-dimer Plasma ≤ 300 ng/mL ≤ 300 μg/L
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
(DHEA-S):
1.6-8.9
Women Plasma 0.6 to 3.3 mg/mL
μmol/L
3.5-14.9
Men Plasma 1.3 to 5.5 mg/mL
μmol/L
δ-aminolevulinic 1.14–1.75
Serum 15-23 μg/L
acid (ALA) μmol/L
11-deoxycortisol (DOC):
After > 203
Plasma > 7 μg/dL
metyrapone nmol/L
<145
Basal Plasma <5 μg/dL
nmol/L
d-Xylose level 2
> 1.3
h after ingestion Serum > 20 mg/dL
nmol/L
of 25 g d-xylose
pinEefrina, < 410
Plasma < 75ng/L
supine pmol/L
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Women Blood 0-20mm/h 0-20mm/h
Men Blood 0-15mm/h 0-20mm/h
4 - 18.5
Erythropoietin Serum 4 to 18.5 mIU/mL
IU/L

Estradiol,
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women:
Day 1-10 of the 50-100
Serum 14-27 pg/ml
menstrual cycle pmol/L
Day 11 - 20 of
50-200
the menstrual Serum 14-54 pg/mL
pmol/L
cycle
Day 21 to 30 of
70-150
the menstrual Serum 19-40 pg/ml
pmol/L
cycle
37-110
Estradiol, men Serum 10-30 pg/mL
pmol/L
Ferritin Serum 15–200 ng/mL 15-200μg/L
α- Fetoprotein
Serum 0-20ng/dL 0-20pg/L
(AFP)
1.5 to 3.5
Fibrinogen Plasma 150-350 mg/dL
g/L
Folate (folic
acid):
362-1937
Erythrocytes Blood 160-855ng/mL
nmol/L
5.7 to 45.3
Serum Serum 2.5–20 ng/mL
nmol/L
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH),
women
Follicular phase
Serum 5-20 mU/mL 5-20 U/L
or luteal phase
Mid-cycle peak Serum 30-50 mU/mL 30-50 U/L
Postmenopausal Serum > 35 mU/mL > 35 U/L
Follicle-
stimulating
Serum 5-15 mU/mL 5-15U/L
hormone (FSH),
adult males
Fructosamine Plasma 200-285mol/L —
Gamma-
glutamyl
Serum 8-78 U/L —
transpeptidase
(GGT)
Gastrin Serum 0-180 pg/mL 0-180ng/L
Globulins: Serum 2.5 to 3.5 g/dL 25-35g/L
α 1 -Globulins Serum 0.2 - 0.4 g dL 2 - 4g/L
α 2 -Globulins Serum 0.5-0.9 g/dL 5-9g/L
Beta-globulins Serum 0.6 - 1.1 g/dL 6–11 g/L
Gamma-globulins Serum 0.7 - 1.7 g/dL 7 - 17g/L
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β 2 -Microglobulin Serum 0.7 - 1.8 μg/mL —

Glucose:
< 7.8
2-h postprandial Plasma < 140 mg/dL
mmol/L
3.9 - 5.8
Fast Plasma 70-105 mg/dL
mmol/L
Glucose-6-
0.32 to
phosphate
Blood 5-15 U/g Hb 0.97
dehydrogenase
mU/mol Hb
(G6PD)
Gamma-
Glutamyl
Serum 8-78 U/L —
transpeptidase
(GGT)
Growth hormone
After oral
Plasma < 2 ng/mL <2 μg/L
glucose
In response to
provocative Plasma > 7 ng/mL > 7 μg/L
stimulus
300-
Haptoglobin Serum 30-200 mg/dL
2000mg/L
Hematocrit:
Women Blood 36–47% —
Men Blood 41–51% —
Hemoglobin:
Women Blood 12-16 g/dl 120-160g/L
Men Blood 14-17 g/dl 140-170g/L
Hemoglobin A 1c Blood 4.7–8.5% —
Hemoglobin electrophoresis, adults:
Hb A 1 Blood 95–98% —
Hb A 2 Blood 2–3% —
Hb C Blood 0% —
Hb F Blood 0,8–2,0% —
Hb S Blood 0% —
Hemoglobin electrophoresis, Hb F in
children:
Neonate Blood 50–80% —
1-6 months Blood 8% —
> 6 months Blood 1–2% —
Homocysteine:
Women Plasma 0.40 to 1.89 mg/L 3-14
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μmol/L
4–16
Men Plasma 0.54 to 2.16 mg/L
μmol/L
Human chorionic
gonadotropin
Serum < 5 mIU/mL —
(hCG),
quantitative.
Immunoglobulins
:
IgA Serum 70-300 mg/dL 0.7 to 3 g/L
IgD Serum < 8 mg/dL <80 mg/L
0.1-0.4
IgE Serum 0.01 - 0.04 mg/dL
mg/L
6.4 to 14.3
IgG Serum 640–1430 mg/dL
g/L
2.8 -
IgG 1 Serum 280-1020 mg/dL
10.2g/L
IgG 2 Serum 6'–790 mg/dL 0.6 - 7.9g/L
0.14 -
IgG 3 Serum 14-240 mg/dL
2.4g/L
0.11 -
IgG 4 Serum 11 - 330 mg/dL
3.3g/L
IgM Serum 20–45 mg/dL 0.2 - 1.4g/L
Insulin, on an 10-104
Serum 1.4-14 μIU/mL
empty stomach pmol/L
International normalized ratio (INR)
Therapeutic
range (standard
Plasma 2,0–3,0 —
intensity
therapy)
Therapeutic
range in patients
at higher risk
(e.g. e.g., Plasma 2,5–3,5 —
patients with
prosthetic heart
valves)
Therapeutic
range in patients
with Plasma 3,0–3,5 —
anticoagulant
lupus
Iron Serum 60-160 μg/dL 11–29
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μmol/L
Total Iron
45-82
Binding Capacity Serum 250-460 μg/dL
μmol/L
(TIBC)
Lactate
1-1.67
dehydrogenase Serum 60-160 U/L
μkat/L
(LDH)
lactic acid, 0.67 to 1.8
Blood 6-16 mg/dL
venous mmol/L
> 0.83
mmol/L
> 15 mg/dL increase
lactose increase in
plasma in plasma glucose
tolerance test plasma
level
glucose
level
<1.9
Lead Blood < 40 μg/dL
μmol/L
Leukocyte 13-130/100/
alkaline Peripheral blood polymorphonuclear
—
phosphatase smear (PMN) leukocytes and
(LAP) neutrophils bands
< 1.58
Lipase Serum < 95 U/L
μkat/L
Lipoprotein (a) < 1.1
Serum ≤ 30 mg/dL
[Lp (a)] μmol/L
Luteinizing hormone (LH), women:
Follicular or
Serum 5-22 mU/mL 5-22 U/L
luteal phase
Mid-cycle peak Serum 30-250 mU/mL 30-250 U/L
Postmenopausal Serum > 30 mU/mL > 30 U/L
Luteinizing
Serum 3-15 mU/mL 3-15 U/L
hormone, men
0.62-0.99
Magnesium Serum 1.5 to 2.4 mg/dL
mmol/L
5.5 - 16.4
Manganese Serum 0.3-0.9 ng/mL
nmol/L
Mean
corpuscular
Blood 28-32 pages —
hemoglobin
(MCH)
Mean Blood 32-36 g/dL 320-360g/L
corpuscular
hemoglobin
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concentration
(MCHC)
Mean
corpuscular Blood 80-100 fL —
volume (MCV)
Metanephrines, fractionated:
Metanephrines,
plasma K <0.50 nmol/L —
free
Normetanephrine
Plasma < 0.90 nmol/L —
s, free
Methemoglobin Blood < 1.0% —
Methylmalonic
Serum 150-370 nmol/L —
acid.
Anti-
myeloperoxidase Serum < 6.0 U/mL —
(MPO) antibodies
Myoglobin:
1.4 to 3.5
Women Serum 25-58 μg/L
nmol/L
1.6 to 4.1
Men Serum 28–72 μg/L
nmol/L
Norepinephrine, 0.3 - 2.6
Plasma 50-440 pg/ml
supine position nmol/L
N-terminal
propeptide BNP Plasma < 125 pg/mL —
(NT-proBNP)
5′-Nucleotidase
Serum 4-11.5 U/L —
(5'NT)
275-295
275-295 mOsm/kg H 2
Osmolality Plasma mmol/kg H
O
2 O

Increased fragility if
there is hemolysis in
NaCl > 0.5%
Osmotic fragility
Blood Reduction in fragility —
test
if there is incomplete
hemolysis in 0.3%
NaCl
Partial pressure
Blood 80-100mmHg —
of oxygen (PO 2 )
Parathyroid
Serum 10-65 pg/ml 10-65ng/L
hormone (PTH)
Parathyroid Plasma < 2 pmol/L —
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hormone-related
peptide (PTHrP)
Activated partial
thromboplastin Plasma 25-35 sec —
time (aPTT)
pH Blood 7,38–7,44 —
inorganic 0.97 - 1.45
Serum 3.0-4.5 mg/dL
phosphorus mmol/L
3 150-350 x
Platelet count Blood 150-350 x 10 /μL
10 9 /L
Lifespan of
platelets, using
— 8-12 days —
chromium-51 ( 51
Cr)
Porphyrins Plasma ≤ 1.0 μg/dL —
3.5-5
Potassium Serum 3.5–5 mEq/L
mmol/L
Prealbumin
Serum 18–45 mg/dL —
(transthyretin)
Progesterone:
< 0.03
Follicular phase Serum < 1ng/mL
nmol/L
0.1 - 0.95
Luteal phase: Serum 3–30 ng/mL
nmol/L
Prolactin:
< 870
Women Serum < 20 μg/L
pmol/L
< 652
Men Serum < 15 μg/L
pmol/L
Prostate-specific
antigen, total Serum 0-4ng/mL —
(PSA-T)
Prostate-specific
antigen,
Serum > 0,25 —
free/total ratio
(PSA-F: PSA-T)
Protein C activity Plasma 67–131% —
Activated protein
C resistance Plasma 2,2–2,6 —
(APC-R)
Protein S activity Plasma 82–144% —
Protein, total Serum 6-7.8g/dL 60-78g/L
Prothrombin time Plasma 11–13 sec —
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(PT)
Pyruvate Blood 0.08 - 0.16 mmol/L —
106 4.2 to 5.9
Red blood cell 4.2 to 5.9 x
Blood x 10 12
count cells/μL
cells/L
Survival rate of
red blood cells, Blood T 1/2 = 28 days —
51
using Cr
Plasma renin activity (PRA), in the upright position, in men
and women aged 18 to 39 years:
sodium depletion Plasma 2.9 - 24 ng/mL/h —
0.6 (or less) -4.3
sodium repletion Plasma —
ng/mL/h
Reticulocyte count
Percentage Blood 0,5–1,5% —
3 23-90 x 10
Absolute Blood 23-90 x 10 /μL 9
/L
Rheumatoid
Serum < 40 U/mL < 40 kU/L
factor (RF)
136-145
Sodium Serum 136-145 mEq/L
mmol/L
Testosterone, adults:
0.7 - 2.6
Women Serum 20–75 mg/dL
nmol/L
10-42
Men Serum 300–1200ng/dL
nmol/L
thrombin time Plasma 18.5-24 sec —
Thyroid uptake 5-30% of the dose
of iodine-123 ( 123 — administered after 24 —
I) hours
Thyrotropin 0.5-5.0
Serum 0.5–5.0 μIU/mL
(TSH) mIU/L
Thyroxine (T 4 ):
12-31
Free Serum 0.9-2.4 ng/dL
pmol/L
Free index — 4-11 g/dL —
64 - 155
Total Serum 5-12 μg/dL
nmol/L
2.1 to 3.6
Transferrin Serum 212-360 mg/dL
g/L
Transferrin
Serum 20–50% —
saturation
Triglycerides Serum < 250 mg/dL < 2.82
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(desirable level) mmol/L

Triiodothyronine (T 3 ):
Catchment Serum 25–35% —

1.1 to 3.0
Total Serum 70 - 195 ng/dL
nmol/L
Troponin I Plasma < 0.1 ng/mL < 0.1 μg/L

Troponin T Serum ≤ 0.03 ng/mL ≤ 0.03 μg/L

Urea nitrogen 2.9 to 7.1

Serum 8-20 mg/dL
(BUN) mmol/L
0.15-0.47
Uric acid Serum 2.5-8 mg/dL
mmol/L
148-590
B12 vitamin Serum 200–800 pg/mL
pmol/L
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
<1.136
Leukocytes Blood < 20 mg/dL
μmol/L

23–85
Total Blood 0.4-1.5 mg/dL
μmol/L

Vitamin D:
1,25-
dihydroxycholec 65-169
Serum 25–65 pg/mL
alciferol pmol/L
(calcitriol)
25-
37 - 200
hydroxycholecal Serum 15–80 ng/mL
nmol/L
ciferol
3 3.9
White blood cell 3.9 - 10.07 x 10 - 10.7 x
Blood
count cells/μL 109 cells/L
10.1 - 16.8
Zinc Serum 66-110 μg/dL
μmol/dL
μkat = microkatal; pkat = picokatal.