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LOINC Code 60455-3: Bizarre platelets LM Ql (Bld)

60455-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Bizarre platelets LM Ql (Bld) in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Bizarre platelets. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

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 Bizarre platelets. 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: Microscopy.light

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Bizarre platelets [Presence] in Blood by Light microscopy
  • Bizarre platelets
  • Blood; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS; LM; Micro; Micros; Microscopic; Ordinal; Platelet; Platelet adequacy; Platelet estimate; Platelt; Plt; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Thrb; 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.

Common synonyms

Bizarre platelets LM Ql (Bld)Bizarre platelets [Presence] in Blood by Light microscopyBizarre platelets Bld Ql SmearBizarre plateletsHEM/BCBizarre platelets, BloodPrThr

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code60455-3
SystemLOINC
Display nameBizarre platelets LM Ql (Bld)
DescriptionBizarre platelets
Short nameBizarre platelets Bld Ql Smear
ComponentBizarre platelets
PropertyPrThr
TimingPt
System (specimen)Bld
ScaleOrd
MethodMicroscopy.light
ClassHEM/BC
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.34
Last changed2.73

Consumer names

Bizarre platelets, Blood

Part names

Bizarre plateletsPrThrPtBldOrdMicroscopy.lightPresence or ThresholdPoint in time (spot)BloodLight microscopy

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