Creatinine mg/dL to µmol/L Converter

How it is calculated

One fixed factor is used in both directions: µmol/L = mg/dL × 88.42 and mg/dL = µmol/L ÷ 88.42. The direction setting decides which formula applies; any unrecognised direction value falls back to mg/dL to µmol/L. The result is rounded to two decimals, and the line labelled "reverse" simply repeats your input with its unit. Zero is accepted, a negative value returns no result. The factor comes from the molar mass of creatinine and is the same in every country; only the unit used in reports differs by country and laboratory. This is a unit conversion, not an interpretation of whether a value is normal.

Common mistakes

• Leaving the direction on mg/dL to µmol/L when the number you typed is already in µmol/L, for example 106; the answer comes out as 9,372.52 µmol/L.
• Using a rounded factor like 88 or 90 by hand; over a value of 100 µmol/L that already moves the answer by a few units.
• Reading a bare number like 1.0 without its unit. The same digits mean a normal-looking value in mg/dL and a very low one in µmol/L, so always check which unit the lab used.
• Confusing creatinine with creatine, or with creatinine clearance, which is in mL/min and cannot be converted with this factor.
• Converting a value and then comparing it with a reference range given in the other unit without converting the range too.