Fibrinogen
Panel: Blood Clotting (Coagulation) · All clotting tests
Typical adult reference range
| Conventional units | 200–400 mg/dL |
| SI units | 2.0–4.0 g/L |
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 fibrinogen: high values can be seen in inflammation, infection, and pregnancy.
Low fibrinogen: low values may occur in disseminated intravascular coagulation, liver disease, or inherited deficiency.
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
An acute-phase protein as well as a clotting factor.
Related tests — Blood Clotting (Coagulation)
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.