Platelets [#/volume] in Blood   26515-7

LOINC Code


LOINC code26515-7
namePlatelets [#/volume] in Blood
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentPlatelets
propertyNCnc  =  Number Concentration (count/vol)
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
systemBld  =  Whole blood
scaleQn  =  Quantitative:  The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256
method

Additional Names

short namePlatelet # Bld

Basic Attributes

classHEM/BC
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth
example UCUM units10*3/uL
The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org)
example unit10*3/mm3

Associated Observations

LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.

Member of these Groups

LG32892-8Platelets|NCnc|Pt|Bld

Member of these Panels

69742-5CBC W Differential panel, method unspecified - Blood
24317-0Hemogram and platelets WO differential panel - Blood
24317-0Hemogram and platelets WO differential panel - Blood
24317-0Hemogram and platelets WO differential panel - Blood
78699-6Liver fibrosis score panel - Serum or Plasma Calculated by FibroMeter
55429-5Short blood count panel - Blood

History/Usage

test rank71 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
order rank235 of 2000 most commonly ordered tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

#
ABS
absolute
absolutes
Blood
Cnt
Count
Count/volume
CT
HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS
Number concentration
Number Concentration (count/vol)
Platelet
Platelet count
Platelt
Plt
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Thrb
Thrombocyte
Thrombocytes
UniversalLabOrders
WB
Whole blood

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