Hematology
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin
The average weight of hemoglobin carried inside each red blood cell.
Unit pgTypical adult range 27–33 pg
What it is
The average weight of hemoglobin carried inside each red blood cell.
Why it matters
It tracks MCV closely and supports the same split between small pale cells and large ones.
Reading the number
It is calculated from hemoglobin and the red cell count rather than measured, so it inherits anything that distorts either. Read it as a second opinion on MCV, not as a finding of its own.
What moves it
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When to raise it
Worth reading with MCV and hemoglobin rather than on its own.
Also known as
On a report in another language.
A lab report names this analyte in its own language. Vitals Vault recognises each of these and files them all under Mean corpuscular hemoglobin.
HGMHemoglobina Globular MédiaMCHH.G.M.
Catalog entry last updated 2026-08-27. Browse all 165 metrics.