Lab Unit Converter

Convert common wet-lab units and analyte-specific clinical SI units with the conversion factor shown beside the answer.

Lab Unit Converter

Result
150 mg/L
150 ng/µL × 0.001 / 0.001 = 150 mg/L
Base value: 0.15 g/L
Why this converter separates generic and analyte-specific math

Volume, mass, and molarity are dimensional conversions. Clinical laboratory SI conversions can be analyte-specific because the molecular weight changes the factor.

Unit normalization examples

Before batch conversion, normalize synonyms such as µg/mL, ug/mL, and mcg/mL to one canonical spelling, then apply the factor.

Common clinical factors

Albuming/dL × 10 = g/L
Glucosemg/dL × 0.0555 = mmol/L
Cholesterolmg/dL × 0.02586 = mmol/L
Triglyceridesmg/dL × 0.01129 = mmol/L
Creatininemg/dL × 88.4 = µmol/L
Bilirubinmg/dL × 17.1 = µmol/L

Examples

150 ng/µL = 150 mg/L because both are mass concentration units.
Glucose: 100 mg/dL × 0.0555 = 5.55 mmol/L.

Why unit context matters

A conversion table is useful only when the source and target units describe the same quantity type.

Clinical SI conversions also depend on the analyte, so the same unit pair can use different factors for different substances.

This calculator exposes both steps: canonical unit labels first, conversion factor second.

Before using the result

Check that the source unit, target unit, analyte, and decimal scale match your protocol or report format before copying the converted value.