LOINC Code 56013-6: Platelet aggregation (Bld) [Rel units/Vol]

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Platelet aggregation. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Observation
• Method: Aggregometry.arachidonate induced ATP secretion.500 umol/L

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Platelet aggregation in Blood by arachidonate induced ATP secretion 500 umol/L
• Platelet aggregation
• AA; AA ATP secr 500 umol/L; Agg; Aggr; Blood; COAGULATION; Hematology; Heme; Left; Levo; PA; Pl; Platelets; Platelt; Plt; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; RlACnc; Thrombocyte; Thrombocytes; WB; Whole blood

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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