Cleveland Clinic
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Triiodothyronine (T3) Test: What It Is, Function & Levels
July 21, 2025 - Normal value ranges for any lab test, including T3 (triiodothyronine) tests, may vary slightly among different laboratories. Be sure to check your lab report’s reference range on your results.
UCSF Health
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T3 test
August 6, 2024 - The tests for free T3 are generally less accurate than for total T3. Your provider may recommend this test if you have signs of a thyroid disorder, including: The pituitary gland does not produce normal amounts of some or all of its hormone ( ... Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories.
low free T3
You may do well with a higher levothyroxine dose. Aim for T4 in the upper range of normal and TSH on lower end of normal. Although I have struggled with low T3 despite suppressed TSH and high T4. Since I started combination therapy of T4 and T3 I finally feel like myself again, after 6 years. More on reddit.com
High TSH, but normal T3 and T4
Absolutely we can have hypo symptoms when TSH is High, but T4 and T3 are normal! The time to begin treating hypo is when TSH is High. If we wait until T4 and T3 are Low, then we may develop very unpleasant symptoms and possibly even other health conditions. I briefly went clinically hypo (Low T4 and Low T3) and had awful digestive symptoms and heart burn. I had never had heart burn before! I also felt depressed and unmotivated. I was surprised by how long it took my mental health to get back to normal. When you are being diagnosed with hypo, they often want to re-check your thyroid hormone levels to confirm that TSH is staying Abnormally High. Once they confirm this, then they are likely to prescribe thyroid medication. They know that the High TSH wasn’t just a fluke, that it’s here to stay, and that you can benefit from medication. If you are pregnant or trying to conceive, TSH needs to be below 2.5. If you are pregnant then Dr should likely prescribe thyroid medication immediately instead of waiting to re-test. The fetus uses our thyroid hormone to grow and develop normally during 1st trimester. Sometime after first trimester you still need normal range TSH to be as healthy as you can be, but baby’s thyroid gland will likely be producing thyroid hormone for baby. More on reddit.com
help! Free T3/Reverse T3 Ratio
I dont know about the ratio but when I was on levothyroxine ( generic or branded ) my rt3 was in higher range or above all the time and increased along with my levo dosage . I was feeling like sht all the time I was on Levo ( 3 years) . My Rt3 came down once I switched to Armour and also resolved all of my issues. Armour saved me. More on reddit.com
Assuming symptomatic, what is low free t4 for you to consider treatment?
Sounds like you have central hypothyroidism with those numbers. Which is a bitch to get a diagnosis for. (Ask me how I know. 🙄) I managed to find a doctor to treat me once I showed 2 ft4 values below range. If your doctor isn't being receptive to treatment try showing them this: "The presence of low levels of free T4 with an inappropriately normal to low TSH concentration is the hallmark of central hypothyroidism, along with reduced bioactivity of circulating TSH and variable TSH response to TSH-releasing hormone (TRH) tests." https://www.nature.com/articles/nrendo.2017.47 More on reddit.com
Synapse-medicine
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Free T3 - Normal Lab Value
Normal Free T3 levels typically range from 1.7-3.7 pg/mL, although this can vary depending on the laboratory and individual factors like age and sex.
NCBI
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Table 3-10, Typical Reference Ranges for Serum Thyroid Hormones and TSH in Humans - Toxicological Profile for Perchlorates - NCBI Bookshelf
SI = Systems Integration; T3 = 3,5,3’-triiodo-L-thyronine; T4 = 3,5,3’,5’-tetraiodo-L-thyronine (thyroxine); TSH = thyroid stimulating hormone · Sources: Stockigt 2000; Vanderpump and Tunbridge 1996 ... Toxicological Profile for Perchlorates. Atlanta (GA): Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (US); 2008 Sep. Table 3-10, Typical Reference Ranges for Serum Thyroid Hormones and TSH in Humans.
Medscape
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Triiodothyronine: Reference Range, Interpretation, Collection and Panels
November 11, 2025 - Triiodothyronine (T3) levels are obtained in suspected cases of hyperthyroidism, either because the patient has typical symptoms or when the thyroid-stimulation hormone (TSH) levels are lower than normal. The reference range of free triiodothyronine (FT3) in adults is 260-480 pg/dL, or 4-7.
Mayo Clinic Laboratories
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T3 (Triiodothyronine), Total, Serum - Mayo Clinic Laboratories | Pediatric Catalog
Phenytoin, phenylbutazone, and ... level at normal free T3 levels. Autoantibodies to thyroid hormones can interfere with the assay. Binding protein anomalies may cause values that deviate from the expected results. Pathological concentrations of binding proteins can lead to results outside the reference range, although ...
Mount Sinai
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T3 test Information | Mount Sinai - New York
The tests for free T3 are generally less accurate than for total T3. Your provider may recommend this test if you have signs of a thyroid disorder, including: The pituitary gland does not produce normal amounts of some or all of its hormone (hypopituitarism) ... Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories.
PubMed Central
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Serum total triiodothyronine (T3) as a predictor of mortality and morbidity in critically ill patients and its correlation of predictability with acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II score: A prospective observational study - PMC
T3, T4, and TSH were measured using ... instructions. The normal reference ranges of serum hormone concentrations in our laboratory are as follows: T3 (0.80–2.0 ng/ml); T4 (5.50–12.2 μg/dl); TSH, (0.3 μIU/ml to 4.5 μIU/ml)....
Testing.com
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T3 Test - Testing.com
November 29, 2022 - The American Board of Internal Medicine uses the following reference ranges: Free T3: 2.3–4.2 picograms per milliliter (pg/mL) Total T3: 80–180 nanograms per deciliter (ng/dL) Your doctor will interpret your free or total T3 test results together with other tests, such as TSH and total ...
University of Rochester Medical Center
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Content - Health Encyclopedia - University of Rochester Medical Center
The normal level of free T3 in the blood is 2.3 to 4.2 pg/mL.
Verywell Health
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T3 Blood Test (Free T3): What It Is, Function, Levels, and More
October 2, 2023 - A free T3 blood test, also known as a free triiodothyronine (T3) test, measures the amount of triiodothyronine in the blood. This hormone is made by the thyroid gland, which is responsible for many body functions. The blood test will diagnose certain thyroid conditions like hyperthyroidism. This article will discuss normal and abnormal free T3 levels.