RBC Count
How many red blood cells are in a set volume of blood.
Supports the haemoglobin result and helps sort out the type of anaemia.
Calculated from this result
Once a lab has this measurement, these lines cost it nothing to add.
Part of
How we rate it: Essential
Defensible in a routine adult check-up.
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 84 of the 93 check-ups we track, 90%. Cheapest first.
- Ayushman PackageHealthians₹349
- Healthy India 2026 Full Body Checkup With Free Iron TestHealthians₹689
- Prime Full Body CheckupRedcliffe Labs₹699
- Good Health Silver Package with Smart ReportTata 1mg Labs₹749
- AAROGYAM BASIC 1 WITH UTSHThyrocare₹899
- Smart Full Body CheckupRedcliffe Labs₹997
- Good Health Gold Package with Smart ReportTata 1mg Labs₹999
- Healthy India 2026 Full Body Checkup LiteHealthians₹1,046
- AAROGYAM BASIC 2 WITH UTSHThyrocare₹1,050
- Healthy India 2026 Full Body Checkup VitalHealthians₹1,143
- Fit India Full Body Checkup with Free HbA1cRedcliffe Labs₹1,249
- ROUTINE HEALTH CHECK UP (APL)Dr Lal PathLabs₹1,330
and 72 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.
- erythrocyte count
- r b c
- rbc
- rbc count
- red blood cell
- red blood cell count
- red cells
- total rbc
- total rbc count
Information here is for comparing packages, not for diagnosing yourself. Talk to a doctor about which tests you actually need.