A chloride blood test measures the amount of chloride in your blood. Chloride is a type of electrolyte. Electrolytes are electrically charged minerals that help control the amount of fluids and the balance of acids and bases (pH balance) in your body. You have electrolytes in your blood, urine, tissues, and other body fluids.
You usually get a chloride test as part of a routine blood screening to check your general health. It's also used to help monitor or diagnose conditions related to an imbalance of acids or fluids in your body.
Source: MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Normal range
- 1 y – 17 y
- 102–112 mmol/L
- 18 y+
- 98–107 mmol/L
- Normal
- 96–106 mmol/L
Ranges from LabCorp Test Directory, Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Pediatric Test Catalog), Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Test Catalog).
All 7 source ranges
What an abnormal result can be associated with
- A high result
- Hyperchloremia
- A low result
- Hypochloremia
Associations from LOINC2HPO (Human Phenotype Ontology). This is reference information, not a diagnosis — only a clinician can interpret your result in context.
Details
- Sample
- Serum or plasma · LOINC
- Part of
- Electrolytes panel
- Listed under
- Fluid and Electrolyte Balance · Heart Failure · High Blood Pressure · Liver Diseases
- Code
- LOINC 2075-0 · mEq/L
- Also known as
- Cl, Cl-