What do your eGFR levels mean?
The short answer
Nobody we follow has said what your eGFR should be. It comes up on the shows, but never with a number.
Your lab prints 60–120 mL/min/1.73m². That range exists to catch disease, not to describe your best.
What eGFR measures
An estimate of how much blood your kidneys filter each minute. It comes from your creatinine, age and sex.
Clinicians use it to stage kidney function. It turns a raw waste value into a filtration rate.
Checked against MedlinePlus — Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) Test.
Common questions
What is a normal eGFR level?
Most US labs print 60–120 mL/min/1.73m². Your report grades you against that range. It exists to catch disease, not to describe your best.
What does your eGFR number mean?
Under 60 mL/min/1.73m², your report marks it low. Between 60 and 120 it prints as normal. Over 120, your report marks it high. Nobody we follow has drawn a line inside that range.
What does the eGFR test measure?
An estimate of how much blood your kidneys filter each minute. It comes from your creatinine, age and sex. Clinicians use it to stage kidney function. It turns a raw waste value into a filtration rate.
Why is there no target here?
Because nobody we follow has named a number for eGFR. If that changes, it will be here.