Clarilab

Blood count

MCHC test

How concentrated haemoglobin is inside red cells.

Typical range
31.5–35.5 g/dL.
Usual recheck
About 3 months when out of range

Why it's done

Part of the CBC; helps classify anaemia.

What a high result can mean

Uncommon; sometimes a sample issue or hereditary spherocytosis.

What a low result can mean

Iron deficiency.

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More blood count tests

Complete blood count (CBC)Counts your red cells, white cells and platelets, and measures haemoglobin. HemoglobinThe protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. White blood cellsThe cells that fight infection. PlateletsCell fragments that help blood clot. Red blood cellsThe number of oxygen-carrying red cells. Hematocrit (HCT/PCV)The share of your blood made up of red cells.