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Nucleated RBC%

Nucleated red blood cells are immature red cells that are not normally seen in adult blood.

See your own Nucleated RBC on its range.

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What Nucleated RBC measures

Nucleated red blood cells are immature red cells that are not normally seen in adult blood.

If your Nucleated RBC is low

Zero is the expected value.

Worth asking your clinician: Nothing specific.

If your Nucleated RBC is high

Nucleated red blood cells are immature cells that are normally kept in the bone marrow; their presence is commonly associated with a strong marrow response or low oxygen.

Commonly associated with

Worth asking your clinician: Whether the rest of the CBC explains the finding and whether a repeat is useful.

Typical reference range

GroupTypical range
Adults0 – 0 %

Typical adult values used by many US labs. Your own report prints the range your lab validated for its method, and that range is the one that counts. Labwise always uses the printed range first.

If it is within range

No nucleated red cells were seen, which is typical in adults.

Also listed as

NRBC, Nucleated Red Blood Cells

Related tests

This page is general information about what a laboratory test measures and what results outside a reference range are commonly associated with. It is not medical advice, does not diagnose any condition and does not replace your clinician. Discuss your results with your healthcare provider.