Fibrinogen

Panel: Blood Clotting (Coagulation) · All clotting tests

Typical adult reference range

Conventional units200–400 mg/dL
SI units2.0–4.0 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.

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.