Blood test. High absolute monocytes????

[bobrebos1]

I had a CBC Blood test done and my absolute monocytes are outside the range.  They are high (1083).  Any doctors out there that can tell me what that means?

[kballowe]

That's impossible to diagnose without looking at the rest of the test results.

Here's a link for information on monocytes only.

https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/what-to-know-about-high-monocyte-count

[bobrebos1]

OLSON,ROBERT
DOB:
Sex: M
Phone: (920) 412-0088
Patient ID: 3231017E
Age: 68
Fasting:
Specimen: AZ494414N
Requisition: 0009907
Report Status: FINAL / SEE REPORT
Collected: 10/14/2025 14:01
Received: 10/14/2025 14:01
Reported: 10/15/2025 02:06
Client #: 7078452

CBC (INCLUDES DIFF/PLT)
Analyte Value
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT 9.7 Reference Range: 3.8-10.8 Thousand/uL
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT 4.88 Reference Range: 4.20-5.80 Million/uL
HEMOGLOBIN 15.3 Reference Range: 13.2-17.1 g/dL
HEMATOCRIT 44.6 Reference Range: 38.5-50.0 %
MCV 91.4 Reference Range: 80.0-100.0 fL
MCH 31.4 Reference Range: 27.0-33.0 pg
MCHC For adults, a slight decrease in the calculated MCHC
value (in the range of 30 to 32 g/dL) is most likely
not clinically significant; however, it should be
interpreted with caution in correlation with other
red cell parameters and the patient's clinical
condition.
34.3 Reference Range: 32.0-36.0 g/dL
RDW 12.9 Reference Range: 11.0-15.0 %
PLATELET COUNT 270 Reference Range: 140-400 Thousand/uL
MPV 8.4 Reference Range: 7.5-12.5 fL
ABSOLUTE NEUTROPHILS 5054 Reference Range: 1500-7800 cells/uL
ABSOLUTE LYMPHOCYTES 3230 Reference Range: 850-3900 cells/uL
ABSOLUTE MONOCYTES 1038 H Reference Range: 200-950 cells/uL
ABSOLUTE EOSINOPHILS 340 Reference Range: 15-500 cells/uL
ABSOLUTE BASOPHILS 39 Reference Range: 0-200 cells/uL
NEUTROPHILS 52.1 %
LYMPHOCYTES 33.3 %
MONOCYTES 10.7 %
EOSINOPHILS 3.5 %
BASOPHILS 0.4 %
BASIC METABOLIC PANEL
Analyte Value
GLUCOSE Fasting reference interval
UREA NITROGEN (BUN) CREATININE EGFR 86 Reference Range: 65-99 mg/dL
17 Reference Range: 7-25 mg/dL
1.15 Reference Range: 0.70-1.35 mg/dL
69 Reference Range: > OR = 60 mL/min/1.73m2
OLSON,ROBERT (AZ494414N) 1 / 2 10/17/25
BUN/CREATININE RATIO Not Reported: BUN and Creatinine are within
reference range.
SODIUM POTASSIUM CHLORIDE CARBON DIOXIDE CALCIUM SEE NOTE: Reference Range: 6-22 (calc)
143 Reference Range: 135-146 mmol/L
4.4 Reference Range: 3.5-5.3 mmol/L
106 Reference Range: 98-110 mmol/L
28 Reference Range: 20-32 mmol/L
9.8 Reference Range: 8.6-10.3 mg/dL
VITAMIN B12
Analyte Value
VITAMIN B12 432 Reference Range: 200-1100 pg/mL
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AT Quest Diagnostics-Atlanta, 1777 Montreal Circle, Tucker, GA 30084-6802 Laboratory Director: Dr Andrew N Young
Key
Priority Out of Range Out of Range
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[bobrebos1]

I’ve had a fever for two-three days in length once each month since May 2025.  I can’t get in to see my dr for another ten days.  That’s why I posted my CBC Blood tests here and I am concerned that the absolute monocytes are so high.  Any docs out here?  Thanks for any insight!!

[Stretch]

Have you had the test panel for Lyme Disease and other tick-borne illnesses?

I'm no doctor, but that's low-hanging fruit........

                                                 -Stretch

 

[bigbikerrick]

I am not a doctor, but was a nurse for many years, and what I have usually seen with increased monocytes is usually some low grade infection somewhere. It shows your immune system is fighting it.
Rick.

[davethewelder]

I'm not a Dr. but I did stay at a Holiday Inn express last night, any way if your with Millennium (mega healthcare) run away and find a old school Dr.  Millennium will send you out for every test available and in the end, nothing...  But we got to send you to a specialist and dont worry your insurance covers it.   Like a dog chasing its tail.

[Motormike]

Almost all of my blood tests come back with a half-dozen or so items out of range.  At 70, I'm beyond worrying about it anymore.  Heck, I just watched a bunch of videos that said all the "High Cholesterol" numbers were just a scam by big Pharma to sell statin drugs.  That statin drugs to lower cholesterol are basically worthless but made the pharmaceutical companies billions! 

[SIR REAL ED]

Almost all of my blood tests come back with a half-dozen or so items out of range.  At 70, I'm beyond worrying about it anymore.  Heck, I just watched a bunch of videos that said all the "High Cholesterol" numbers were just a scam by big Pharma to sell statin drugs.  That statin drugs to lower cholesterol are basically worthless but made the pharmaceutical companies billions!

My doctor of 30+ years advised against taking statins for any reason whatsoever.

[MikeP996]

LOL...mine said the exact opposite!  ;)

[SIR REAL ED]

LOL...mine said the exact opposite!  ;)

 

I love it!

Not too surprising, doctors are as human as the rest of us!!

Did your doctor have a motorcycle oil recommendation?   

Remember when you went in to see the doctor and the doctor and half the nursing staff were smoking?

Now they don't smoke but most are obese!

[Motormike]

I have a cartoon on my desk by Jerry King.  The setting is a Dr's office, with the patient sitting on the exam bench we are all familure with.  The Dr. is standing in front of him saying, "There's really nothing wrong with you, but I want a new motorcycle, so we are going to operate anyway!"