LOINC Code 76683-2: Mean platelet component Calc (Bld) [Mass/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 Mean platelet component. 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: Calculated

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Mean platelet component [Mass/volume] in Blood by calculation
• Mean platelet component
• This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Siemens Advia 120 Hematology system, which provides an approximate measure of the mean refractive index (RI) of platelets reported as MPC.
• Average; Avg; Blood; Calc; Calculation; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS; Level; Mass concentration; MPC; Pl; Platelets; Platelt; Plt; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; 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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