Absolute Neutrophil Count

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How many neutrophils are in a set volume of blood, worked out from your white cell count.

The percentage and the total white cell count are both already on the report — this is those two multiplied.

This one isn’t a test

Absolute Neutrophil Count = WBC count × Neutrophil %

No extra sample was taken for this and no extra assay was run. It is arithmetic on numbers already on your report — but it still adds a line to the advertised test count.

Computed from WBC Count and Neutrophils.

That does not make the number useless — eGFR is calculated and doctors act on it every day. It means it should not be counted as a separate test when you are comparing what a package costs.

Part of

How we rate it — Filler

Rarely changes anything for someone with no symptoms.

This rating and the description above were written against published screening guidelines by someone who is not a clinician, and are awaiting review by one. We would rather say that than imply an authority we do not have.

Check-ups that include it

In 62 of the 78check-ups we track — 79%. Cheapest first.

and 50 more.

Also sold as

Every one of these names refers to this same test. Resolving them to one canonical entry is what makes an honest comparison possible.

abs neutrophil count · abs neutrophils count · absolute neutrophil count · absolute neutrophils count · anc · neutrophils absolute count

Information here is for comparing packages, not for diagnosing yourself. Talk to a doctor about which tests you actually need.