Hematology Reference Ranges
HEMATOLOGY REFERENCE RANGES (PERIPHERAL BLOOD)
WBC (10 9/L)
Age
Male Female
0 d to <4 d
7.7-13.1 7.5-15.8
4 d to <8 d
6.5-12.3 5.9-12.2
8 d to <15 d 7.7-14.0 7.5-14.6
15 d to <31 d 8.9-16.7 8.6-15.7
31 d to <61 d 8.4-13.7 7.3-12.3
61 d to <181 d 7.9-13.4 6.8-12.8
181 d to <2 y 7.7-13.1 7.0-13.0
2 y to <6 y
6.0-10.5 6.0-10.8
6 y to <12 y
5.7-9.9 5.4-9.7
12 y to <18 y 5.2-9.7 5.5-9.3
18 y to adult
3.7-9.7 3.9-11.7
RBC (10 12/L)
Age
Male
Female
0 d to <4 d
3.69-4.75 3.79-4.76
4 d to <8 d
3.98-5.08 4.05-4.83
8 d to <15 d 3.75-4.93 4.01-4.73
15 d to <31 d 3.61-4.46 3.70-4.59
31 d to <61 d 3.24-4.08 3.55-4.57
61 d to <181 d 3.67-4.61 3.63-4.61
181 d to <2 y 3.81-4.74 3.83-4.67
2 y to <6 y
3.92-4.72 3.89-4.67
6 y to <12 y 3.85-4.75 3.88-4.72
12 y to <18 y 3.74-4.93 3.79-4.61
18 y to adult 4.54-5.78 3.85-5.16
Age
HGB (g/dL)
Male
Female
0 d to <4 d
12.5-16.6 12.7-16.4
4 d to <8 d
12.5-16.3 12.6-15.3
8 d to <15 d
11.9-15.7 12.7-14.9
Hematology Reference Ranges
Age
HGB (g/dL)
Male
Female
15 d to <31 d 11.6-14.2 11.6-14.3
31 d to <61 d 10.2-12.7 11.1-13.7
61 d to <181 d 10.5-13.0 10.7-13.4
181 d to <2 y 10.4-12.5 10.8-12.6
2 y to <6 y
11.0-12.8 11.1-12.9
6 y to <12 y
11.0-13.3 11.3-13.4
12 y to <18 y 11.0-14.3 11.3-13.4
18 y to adult 13-3.-17.2 12.0-15.0
Age
HCT %
Male
Female
0 d to <4 d
36.4-47.4 36.5-47.7
4 d to <8 d
35.9-46.6 36.1-44.0
8 d to <15 d 34.4-45.4 36.6-43.2
15 d to <31 d 33.6-41.0 34.1-41.8
31 d to <61 d 29.1-36.6 32.0-39.9
61 d to <181 d 30.5-37.7 30.5-38.6
181 d to <2 y 30.5-36.4 30.9-36.4
2 y to <6 y
31.5-36.8 31.8-37.0
6 y to <12 y 31.5-38.0 32.3-38.3
12 y to <18 y 31.4-41.0 32.1-38.7
18 y to adult 38.9-50.9 34.8-45.0
Age
MCV (fL)
Male
Female
0 d to <4 d
94.0-106.3 89.7-105.4
4 d to <8 d
87.1-96.5 86.5-93.8
8 d to <15 d
87.1-94.8 87.4-92.2
15 d to <31 d 88.0-95.2 88.4-93.3
31 d to <61 d 86.5-92.1 85.7-91.6
61 d to <181 d 79.6-86.3 82.0-87.0
181 d to <2 y 75.6-83.1 76.6-83.2
2 y to <6 y
76.8-83.3 77.7-84.1
6 y to <12 y
78-2-83.9 79.5-85.2
12 y to <18 y 80.8-86.6 82.1-87.7
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Hematology Reference Ranges
MCV (fL)
Male
Age
18 y to adult
Age
Female
81.2-94.0 78-5.-96.4
MCH (pg)
Male
Female
0 d to <4 d
32.8-36.4 31.7-36.3
4 d to <8 d
30.9-33.4 30.6-32.3
8 d to <15 d 30.4-33.0 30.5-31.9
15 d to <31 d 30.6-32.6 30.5-32.0
31 dv<61 d
30.0-32.0 29.8-31.7
61 d to <181 d 27.6-29.9 28.5-30.4
181 d to <2 y 26.0-29.0 26.5-29.3
2 y to <6 y
26.8-29.4 27.0-29.6
6 y to <12 y 27.5-29.7 27.8-30.0
12 y to <18 y 28.2-30.5 28.4-30.7
18 y to adult 27.1-32.5 26.4-33.2
MCHC (g/dL)
Age
Male
Female
0 d to <4 d
34.0-35.3 33.9-35.4
4 d to <8 d
34.3-35.7 34.3-35.7
8 d to <15 d 34.0-35.6 33.9-35.3
15 d to <31 d 33.9-35.3 33.7-35.1
31 d to <61 d 34.0-35.5 34.1-35.4
61 d to <181 d 33.9-35.4 34.1-35.6
181 d to <2 y 33.6-35.2 34.1-35.6
2 y to <6 y
34.2-35.7 34.0-35.6
6 y to <12 y
34.4-35.8 34.3-35.8
12 y to <18 y 34.2-35.6 33.9-35.4
18 y to adult 32-5-36.7 31.8-35.9
CHCM (g/dL)
Age
Male
Female
0 d to <4 d
34.0-35.3 33.9-35.4
4 d to <8 d
34.3-35.7 34.3-35.7
8 d to <15 d 34.0-35.6 33.9-35.3
15 d to <31 d 33.9-35.3 33.7-35.1
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Hematology Reference Ranges
CHCM (g/dL)
Age
Male
Female
31 d to <61 d 34.0-35.5 34.1-35.4
61 d to <181 d 33.9-35.4 34.1-35.6
181 d to <2 y 33.6-35.2 34.1-35.6
2 y to <6 y
34.2-35.7 34.0-35.6
6 y to <12 y 34.4-35.8 34.3-35.8
12 y to <18 y 34.2-35.6 33.9-35.4
18 y to adult 32.6-37.7 32.2-35.9
Age
RDW %
Male
Female
0 d to <4 d
16.3-18.2 15.8-17.8
4 d to <8 d
15.0-17.6 14.7-16.6
8 d to <15 d 14.9-16.3 14.8-16.3
15 d to <31 d 14.6-16.4 15.0-16.7
31 d to <61 d 14.7-16.2 14.2-15.6
61 d to <181 d 13.5-15.3 13.6-14.8
181 d to <2 y 13.6-15.5 13.3-14.8
2 y to <6 y
13.2-14.5 13.0-14.2
6 y to <12 y 13.0-14.2 12.8-13.9
12 y to <18 y 13.0-14.6 12.8-14.4
18 y to adult 11.5-14.1 11.3-14.7
HDW (g/dL)
Age
Male
Female
0 d to <4 d
3.17-3.63 3.18-3.58
4 d to <8 d
2.99-3.41 3.00-3.37
8 d to <15 d 2.89-3.40 2.89-3.46
15 d to <31 d 2.85-3.31 3.00-3.61
31 d to <61 d 2.97-3.45 2.88-3.48
61 d to <181 d 2.84-3.35 2.80-3.39
181 d to <2 y 2.76-3.36 2.69-3.17
2 y to <6 y
2.75-3.21 2.69-3.17
6 y to <12 y 2.69-3.15 2.63-3.06
12 y to <18 y 2.65-3.15 2.56-3.05
18 y to adult 2.38-3.15 2.00-2.98
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Hematology Reference Ranges
PLT (10 9/L)
Age
Male
Female
0 d to <4 d
140-238 133-255
4 d to <8 d
129-271 95-230
8 d to <15 d 120-297 106-294
15 d to <31 d 157-406 114-364
31 d to <61 d 221-471 184-430
61 d to <181 d 215-448 147-423
181 d to <2 y 185-399 211-408
2 y to <6 y
211-370 190-365
6 y to <12 y 227-350 219-339
12 y to <18 y 180-299 192-307
18 y to adult 179-373 172-440
MPV (fL)
Age
Male Female
0 d to <4 d
7.8-8.5 7.9-8.5
4 d to <8 d
8.0-8.9 8.2-9.1
8 d to <15 d 8.1-9.1 8.3-9.4
15 d to <31 d 8.0-9.3 8.4-9.9
31 d to <61 d 7.8-8.9 7.8-8.8
61 d to <181 d 7.5-8.3 7.5-8.3
181 d to <2 y 7.3-8.1 7.3-8.0
2 y to <6 y
7.2-7.9 7.3-8.0
6 y to <12 y 7.4-8.1 7.4-8.1
12 y to <18 y 7.5-8.3 7.5-8.3
18 y to adult 6.1-8.9 6.3-9.1
Age
Neu %
Male
Female
0 d to <15 d 24.1-47.1 21.2-55.4
15 d to <31 d 18.4-32.4 17.0-40.9
31 d to <61 d 14.6-40.9 15.7-49.1
61 d to <181 d 17.0-55.5 18.6-60.0
181 d to <2 y 22.7-69.2 23.8-69.3
2 y to <6 y
31.7-75.4 33.6-77.5
6 y to <12 y 38.8-76.7 38.7-76.7
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Hematology Reference Ranges
Neu %
Male
Age
Female
12 y to <18 y 43.2-76.7 46.4-75.6
18 y to adult 42.9-78.4 39.6-74.7
Age
LYMPH %
Male
Female
0 d to <4 d
14.0-41.0 11.0-40.0
4 d to <8 d
14.0-46.0 10.0-45.0
8 d to <15 d
9.0-47.0 8.0-46.0
15 d to <31 d 9.0-56.0 8.0-57.0
31 d to <61 d 12.0-68.0 16.0-68.0
61 d to <181 d 16.0-68.0 15.0-68.0
181 d to <2 y 15.0-67.0 13.0-70.0
2 y to <6 y
11.0-54.0 11.0-59.0
6 y to <12 y
8.0-45.0 10.0-47.0
12 y to <18 y 8.0-41.0 8.0-39.0
18 y to adult 14.1-45.8 21.1-52.8
Age
Mono %
Male
Female
0 d to <4 d
4.0-13.0 5.0-11.0
4 d to <8 d
7.0-17.0 6.0-14.0
8 d to <15 d 7.0-18.0 6.0-19.0
15 d to <31 d 6.0-18.0 5.0-14.0
31 d to <61 d 6.0-17.0 5.0-14.0
61 d to <181 d 4.0-11.0 4.0-12.0
181 d to <2 y 4.0-10.0 4.0-9.0
2 y to <6 y
4.0-9.0 4.0-8.0
6 y to <12 y
4.0-8.0 4.0-7.0
12 y to <18 y 4.0-8.0 4.0-7.0
18 y to adult
3.3-9.2 2.7-6.6
Eosin %
Age
Male Female
0 d to <4 d
2.0-6.0 2.0-4.0
4 d to <8 d
2.0-6.0 2.0-5.0
8 d to <15 d 2.0-5.0 2.0-5.0
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Hematology Reference Ranges
Eosin %
Age
Male Female
15 d to <31 d 2.0-7.0 2.0-4.0
31 d to <61 d 2.0-5.0 2.0-6.0
61 d to <181 d 2.0-6.0 2.0-5.0
181 d to <2 y 1.0-5.0 1.0-4.0
2 y to <6 y
1.0-4.0 1.0-4.0
6 y to <12 y 2.0-4.0 1.0-4.0
12 y to <18 y 2.0-4.0 1.0-3.0
18 y to adult 0.3-6.2 0.5-7.2
Baso %
Age
Male Female
0 d to >18 y 0.0-1.0 0.0-1.0
18 y to adult 0.3-1.3 0.2-1.0
# NEU 10 9/L
Age
Male Female
0 d to <4 d
4.3-9.1 4.4-11.4
4 d to <8 d
3.3-6.6 3.2-7.2
8 d to <15 d 3.7-8.4 3.9-8.3
15 d to <31 d 3.5-9.4 3.8-9.4
31 d to <61 d 2.2-6.4 2.5-6.3
61 d to <181 d 2.6-7.5 2.2-7.1
181 d to <2 y 2.5-6.4 2.3-6.4
2 y to <6 y
2.5-6.0 2.3-6.4
6 y to <12 y 2.8-6.3 2.6-6.0
12 y to <18 y 2.7-6.7 3.0-6.1
18 y to adult 2.0-6.7 1.9-7.9
# LYMPH 10 9/L
Age
Male Female
0 d to <4 d
1.8-3.6 1.7-2.8
4 d to <8 d
1.5-4.1 1.2-3.4
8 d to <15 d 1.4-3.9 1.5-3.8
15 d to <31 d 1.7-5.2 1.6-5.0
31 d to <61 d 2.2-5.6 2.2-5.1
61 d to <181 d 2.3-5.4 1.9-5.4
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Hematology Reference Ranges
# LYMPH 10 9/L
Age
Male Female
181 d to <2 y 2.3-5.5 2.0-5.7
2 y to <6 y
1.3-3.5 1.5-3.8
6 y to <12 y 1.2-2.7 1.2-2.8
12 y to <18 y 1.0-2.2 1.2-2.3
18 y to adult 1.1-3.3 1.3-3.6
# MONO 10 9/L
Age
Male Female
0 d to <4 d
0.2-1.8 0.2-2.2
4 d to <8 d
0.2-2.2 0.2-2.2
8 d to <15 d 0.3-3.0 0.1-2.9
15 d to <31 d 0.2-3.5 0.2-5.0
31 d to <61 d 0.3-2.7 0.2-2.1
61 d to <181 d 0.5-1.9 0.6-1.9
181 d to <2 y 0.4-2.0 0.3-1.5
2 y to <6 y
0.3-1.2 0.5-1.1
6 y to <12 y 0.3-0.9 0.4-0.9
12 y to <18 y 0.4-1.3 0.4-0.9
18 y to adult 0.2-0.7 0.2-0.5
# EOS 10 9/L
Age
Male Female
0 d to <4 d
0.1-0.4 0.0-0.3
4 d to <8 d
0.1-0.4 0.0-0.4
8 d to <15 d 0.1-0.4 0.0-0.3
15 d to <31 d 0.1-0.5 0.0-0.4
31 d to <61 d 0.1-0.4 0.1-0.3
61 d to <181 d 0.0-0.4 0.0-0.3
181 d to <2 y 0.0-0.3 0.0-0.2
2 y to <18y
0.0-0.2 0.0-0.2
18 y to adult 0.0-0.4 0.0-0.4
# BASO 10 9/L
Age
Male Female
0 d to adult 0.0-0.1 0.0-0.1
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Hematology Reference Ranges
Retic %
Age
Male Female
0 d to <4 d
2.2-4.8 2.1-3.7
4 d to <31 d 0.4-2.7 0.4-2.0
31 d to <61 d 0.9-3.8 1.5-3.2
61 d to <181 d 0.9-3.1 1.1-2.9
181 d to <2 y 0.8-2.0 0.9-2.0
2 y to <6 y
0.8-2.0 0.8-2.1
6 y to <12 y 0.7-2.2 0.8-2.8
12 y to <18 y 0.8-2.2 0.8-2.2
18 y to adult 1.1-2.7 0.9-2.4
Retic ABS 10 9/L
Age
Male
Female
0 d to <181 d 37.0-104.0 52.0-120.0
181 d to <2 y 29.0-89.0 35.0-92.0
2 y to <6 y
29.0-80.0 43.0-83.0
6 y to <12 y 39.0-106.0 37.0-93.0
12 y to <18 y 39.0-100.0 40.0-102.0
18 y to adult 55.1-140.7 40.6-111.8
Age
CHr (pg)
Male
Female
0 d to <2 y 22.5-31.8 23.9-30.9
2 y to <6 y 25.1-32.0 26.4-32.1
6 y to <12 y 23.6-33.9 25.1-33.3
12 y to <18 y 27.0-33.2 28.2-33.9
18 y to adult 29.0-35.3 27.5-34.2
ESR (mm in 1 hour)
Age
Male Female
0 d to <13 y 0-10
0-10
13 y to adult 0-15
0-20
CBC and Automated Differential and Reticulocyte parameters:
1. Reference for Pediatric Values: Pediatric Reference Intervals, Fifth Ed, AACC Press,
2005.
2. Adult values established by reference range studies performed by VCU Medical
Center Hematology Laboratory.
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