D-Dimer

Panel: Blood Clotting (Coagulation) · All clotting tests

Typical adult reference range

Conventional units<500 ng/mL FEU
SI units<0.50 mg/L FEU

Ranges vary between laboratories and methods — compare your result with the range printed on your own report.

What a high or low result can mean

High d-dimer: high values can be seen in venous thromboembolism, recent surgery, infection, pregnancy, and many other conditions.

These are associations, not a diagnosis: the same result can have several causes, and your clinician interprets it with the rest of your results and history.

Good to know

A nonspecific marker of clot breakdown; cut-offs and units (FEU vs DDU) vary by assay.

Please note: Reference ranges vary between laboratories, and between the methods and instruments they use — the range printed on your own report is the one your result should be compared with. A result outside the range is not by itself a diagnosis, and a result inside it does not rule out illness. These pages are an educational summary, not medical advice: always discuss your results with the clinician who ordered them, who can interpret them in the context of your health and history.