LOINC Code 76684-0: Mean platelet dry mass Calc (Bld) [Entitic mass]

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 dry mass. 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 dry mass [Entitic mass] in Blood by calculation
• Mean platelet dry mass
• The mean platelet dry mass (MPM) term was based on, but not limited in use to, the Siemens ADVIA 120 Hematology System.
• Average; Avg; Blood; Calc; Calculation; Entitic mass; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS; MPM; 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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