{"id":"monocytes-absolute","name":"Monocytes (Absolute)","shortName":"Monocytes (abs)","aliases":["Absolute Monocytes","Mono#","Mono (Absolute)","Monocytes #","AMC","Absolute Monocyte Count","Monocytes Abs","Mono Abs","Monocyte count","Monocytes, Absolute","Monocytes, Abs","Monocytes (Abs)","Monocytes(Absolute)","Monocyte, Absolute","Abs Monocytes","Monocytes Number","Monocitos absolutos","Monozyten absolut"],"abbreviations":["AMC","Mono#","MONO#"],"loinc":[{"code":"742-7","primary":true},{"code":"26484-6","primary":false},{"code":"743-5","primary":false}],"specimen":"whole-blood","units":[{"ucum":"10*3/uL","display":"×10³/µL"},{"ucum":"10*9/L","display":"×10⁹/L"},{"ucum":"/uL","display":"cells/µL"}],"referenceRanges":[{"population":"Adults","low":0.1,"high":0.9,"unit":"10*3/uL","unitDisplay":"×10³/µL","note":"Labcorp's adult interval, printed unchanged on its sample reports for a 15-year-old male and adult females, so no sex split is published. Other labs publish different intervals: Mayo Clinic Laboratories 0.26–0.81 (adults, both sexes), ARUP 0.3–1.0 (age 18 and over) and a New Zealand regional lab 0.2–1.0 (age 16 and over). A hematology textbook defines a high count as above 1.0 and a low count as below 0.2. Children's intervals differ by lab and age and are left out.","sources":[{"title":"CBC With Differential/Platelet, sample patient report (test 005009)","url":"https://files.labcorp.com/testmenu-d8/sample_reports/005009.pdf","publisher":"Labcorp"},{"title":"Complete Blood Cell Count (CBC) with Differential, Blood (test ID CBC)","url":"https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/test-catalog/overview/9109","publisher":"Mayo Clinic Laboratories"},{"title":"CBC with Platelet Count and Automated Differential (test 0040003), hotline effective March 1, 2021","url":"https://ltd.aruplab.com/api/ltd/hotline/0040003/44232","publisher":"ARUP Laboratories","year":2021},{"title":"CBC reference intervals (HEM-2597.01)","url":"https://lab.waikatodhb.health.nz/assets/test-attachments/230/CBC-reference-intervals.pdf","publisher":"Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, Waikato","year":2024},{"title":"Nonmalignant leukocyte disorders (Rodak's Hematology, 6th edition)","url":"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7151933/","publisher":"Elsevier","year":2019}]}],"review":{"status":"ai-verified","label":"AI-verified against cited sources. Awaiting expert review","lastReviewed":"2026-10-03"},"summary":"The number of monocytes in a microliter of blood. Monocytes are white blood cells that clear debris and help fight infection.","url":"https://bloodtesttracker.com/markers/monocytes-absolute","notice":"Information, not medical advice. Ranges differ between labs, so the range on your own report is the one your result is judged against."}