Indirect bilirubin unit converter

Convert indirect bilirubin between mg/dL and µmol/L. Type in either box. The factors come from our catalog and are checked by code.

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1 mg/dL = 17.1028 µmol/L. Nothing you type here leaves your browser.

The conversion

1 mg/dL = 17.1 µmol/LFrom mg/dL to µmol/L: multiply by 17.1. Back again: divide by 17.1.

Mass and molar units are linked by the molecular weight: 584.7 g/mol (bilirubin, C33H36N4O6 (PubChem CID 5280352)). Source: PubChem, National Library of Medicine.

Common values

From zero to about twice the usual upper limit, plus the usual limits themselves.

Indirect bilirubin values in mg/dL and µmol/L
mg/dL	µmol/L
0.1	1.7
0.2	3.4
0.4	6.8
0.6	10.3
0.8	13.7
1	17.1
1.2	20.5
1.4	23.9
1.6	27.4

Usual ranges in each unit

What labs print as the reference range, by who was tested. Sources for each range are on the Indirect bilirubin page.

Usual ranges for Indirect bilirubin in mg/dL and µmol/L
Who	mg/dL	µmol/L
18+	0.1–0.8	1.7–13.7
1–17	0.1–0.8	1.7–13.7