LOINC Code 82587-7: WBC Auto (BM) [#/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 Leukocytes. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bone mar.

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: Both
• Method: Automated count

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Leukocytes [#/volume] in Bone marrow by Automated count
• Leukocytes
• A diagnostic bone marrow aspiration may be used to determine the cause of unexplained low or high blood cells counts, including too few or too many white blood cells (WBCs) (leukopenia or leukocytosis). A variety of disorders and conditions may be identified, monitored, and/or staged with this process. For example, leukemia is a cancer of the blood cells which results in the excessive production of one type of white blood cell, resulting in the presence of large quantities of cells that do not function as normal ones do and the absence of the typical distribution of white blood cells. (Lab Tests Online)
• #; ABS; absolute; absolutes; Auto; Automated detection; BM; BON; Bone marrow; Cnt; Count; Count/volume; CT; Elec; Elect; Electr; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS; Leuc; Leuk; Leukocyte; Lkcs; MAR; Marrow (bone); minimal angle of resolution; Minimum angle of resolution; Number concentration; Number Concentration (count/vol); Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; WBC; WBCs; White blood cell; White blood cells

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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