Nucleated Red Blood Cells

Abbreviation: nRBC

Panel: Complete Blood Count (CBC) · All complete blood count tests

Typical adult reference range

Conventional units0 per 100 WBC
SI units0 per 100 WBC

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 nucleated red blood cells: presence in adults can be seen in severe anemia, bone marrow stress, or bone marrow disorders.

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

Normally absent from adult peripheral blood.

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.