AUSTRALIAN PATHOLOGY UNITS AND TERMINOLOGY (APUTS) Reporting Terminology and Codes Haematology (v1.0) 1 12/02/2013 RCPA Pathology Units and Terminology Standardisation Project - Terminology for Reporting Pathology: Haematology v1 Preferred term Synonym Usage guidance Length Activated partial thromboplastin time APTT 38 Activated protein C resistance APCR 30 Anti Xa levels 14 Antibody identification Ab 23 Antithrombin AT, ATIII 12 Basophils Baso 10 Blood film examination Film 22 Blood group Group 11 Blood group antibody screen Screen 27 Cold agglutinins Cold aggs For qualitative reporting 16 Cold agglutinins Cold aggs 16 D-Dimer DDU 7 D-Dimer FEU 7 D-Dimer For qualitative reporting 7 Dilute Russel viper venom ratio DRVVT 31 Direct antiglobulin test DAT, Coomb's 24 Donath-Landsteiner test 23 Echis time 10 Eosinophils Eosin, eos 12 Erythrocyte sedimentation rate ESR 30 Erythropoietin EPO 14 Factor IX fIX Reporting in U/mL 9 Factor IX fX Reporting in % 9 Factor V fV Reporting in U/mL 8 Factor V fV Reporting in % 8 Factor V mutation (Leiden) FVL 26 Factor VII fVII Reporting in U/mL 10 Factor VII fVII Reporting in % 10 Factor VIII fVIII Reporting in % 11 Factor VIII fVIII Reporting in U/mL 11 Factor VIII Inhibitor fVIII inhibitor 21 Factor X fX Reporting in U/mL Chromogenic 8 Factor X fX Reporting in % Chromogenic 8 Factor X fX Reporting in % Coag method 8 Factor XI fXI Reporting in U/mL 9 Factor XI fXI Reporting in % 9 Factor XII fXII Reporting in U/mL 10 Factor XII fXII Reporting in % 10 Fibrinogen factor I 10 Foetomaternal haemorrhage FMH, kleihauer Reporting volume 26 Foetomaternal haemorrhage FMH For qualitative reporting 26 Foetomaternal haemorrhage FMH Flow cytometry method reporting in % 26 Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase G6PD For qualitative reporting 33 Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase G6PD 33 Haematocrit Hct 11 Haemoglobin Hb 11 Haemoglobin A2 HbA2 14 Haemoglobin F HbF 13 Haemoglobin H HbH 13 Haemoglobin plasma Hb plasma 18 Haemosiderin urine For qualitative reporting 18 Haptoglobin 11 Heinz bodies For qualitative reporting 12 Heinz bodies 13 Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia HITS, HITTS 33 Infectious mononucleosis screen IM For qualitative reporting 31 INR INR 3 Kaolin clotting time KCT 20 Lymphocytes lymph 12 lymphocytes Lymphocytes atypical reactive, atyps 20 Malaria For qualitative reporting 7 Malaria ICT Method detecting HRP2 11 Malaria ICT Method detecting LD 12 Malaria parasite density Reporting parasites/uL 24 Malaria parasite density Reporting in % 24 Malaria parasite stages Reporting plasmodium stages 23 Malaria parasite stages 23 Malaria species Reporting plasmodium species 15 Mean cell haemoglobin MCH 21 Mean cell haemoglobin concentration MCHC 35 Mean cell volume MCV 16 Monocytes mono, monos 10 Neutrophils neut,neuts 12 Neutrophils band form bands 21 Nucleated red blood cells NRBC Absolute count 25 Nucleated red blood cells NRBC Reporting in % 25 Platelet aggregation Platelet aggs 20 Platelet aggregation qualitative 32 Platelet count 14 Platelet distribution width PDW 27 Platelet Function PFA-100 For methods with ADP 17 Platelet Function PFA-100 For methods with ADP 17 Platelet mean volume PMV 20 Protein C PC Reporting in U/mL 9 Protein C PC Reporting in % 9 Protein S PS Reporting in % with chromogenic assay 9 Protein S PS Reporting in % with coag assay 9 Protein S PS Reporting in U/mL with chromogenic assay 9 Protein S PS Reporting in U/mL with coag assay 9 Protein S Free free PS Reporting in % 14 Protein S Free free PS Reporting in U/mL 15 Prothrombin 20210 PT20210 17 Prothrombin time PT 16 APUTS Report Terminology and Codes - Haematology Specimen Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Serum/Plasma Platelet poor plasma Blood Blood Blood Serum/Plasma Serum/Plasma Serum/Plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Red blood cells Blood Platelet poor plasma Blood Blood Serum/Plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Blood Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Blood Blood Blood Red blood cells Red blood cells Blood Blood Blood Blood Blood Plasma Urine Serum/Plasma Blood Blood Serum Serum/Plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Blood PUTS Unit s No unit U/mL No unit % 10*9/L No unit No unit No unit No unit titre mg/L mg/L No unit No unit No unit No unit s 10*9/L mm/h IU/L U/mL % U/mL % No unit U/mL % % U/mL Bethesda U U/mL % % U/mL % U/mL % g/L mL No unit % No unit U/g L/L g/L % % % mg/L No unit g/L No unit % No unit No unit No unit s 10*9/L LOINC 14979-9 13590-5 32684-3 888-8 27811-9 26444-0 18314-5 882-1 890-4 32672-8 14658-9 48066-5 48065-7 15179-5 15359-3 1007-4 18286-5 60242-5 26449-9 30341-2 14714-0 3188-0 3187-2 3192-2 3193-0 21668-9 3199-7 3198-9 3209-4 3208-6 3204-5 3219-3 33984-6 3218-5 3227-6 3226-8 3233-4 3232-6 3255-7 48555-7 14276-0 55729-8 2356-4 2357-2 4544-3 718-7 4551-8 4576-5 4588-0 721-1 4644-1 4542-7 716-1 40718-9 34701-3 31418-7 6301-6 48344-6 26474-7 Component Coagulation surface induced Activated protein C resistance Heparin.low molecular weight Blood group antibodies identified Antithrombin actual/Normal Basophils Morphology ABO+Rh group Blood group antibody screen Cold agglutinin Cold agglutinin Fibrin D-dimer DDU Fibrin D-dimer FEU Fibrin D-dimer Coagulation dilute Russell viper venom induced actual/Normal Direct antiglobulin test.poly specific reagent Donath Landsteiner Ab Coagulation ecarin induced Eosinophils Erythrocyte sedimentation rate Erythropoietin Coagulation factor IX activity Coagulation factor IX activity actual/Normal Coagulation factor V activated activity Coagulation factor V activity actual/Normal F5 gene.p.R506Q Coagulation factor VII activity Coagulation factor VII activity actual/Normal Coagulation factor VIII activity actual/Normal Coagulation factor VIII activated activity Coagulation factor VIII inhibitor Coagulation factor X activity Coagulation factor X activity actual/Normal Coagulation factor X activity actual/Normal Coagulation factor XI activity Coagulation factor XI activity actual/Normal Coagulation factor XII activity Coagulation factor XII activity actual/Normal Fibrinogen Fetal blood Hemoglobin F distribution Erythrocytes.fetal/100 erythrocytes Glucose-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase Glucose-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase Hematocrit Hemoglobin Hemoglobin A2/Hemoglobin.total Hemoglobin F/Hemoglobin.total Hemoglobin H/Hemoglobin.total Hemoglobin.free Hemosiderin Haptoglobin Heinz bodies Heinz bodies/100 erythrocytes Platelet Ab.heparin induced Heterophile Ab Coagulation tissue factor induced.INR Coagulation kaolin induced Lymphocytes Property Time TRto ACnc Prid RelCCnc NCnc Imp Type ACnc ACnc Titr MCnc MCnc ACnc RelTime ACnc ACnc Time NCnc Vel SCnc ACnc RelTime ACnc RelTime Arb ACnc RelTime RelTime ACnc ACnc ACnc RelCCnc RelTime ACnc RelTime ACnc RelTime MCnc Vol Imp Ratio ACnc CCnc VFr MCnc MFr MFr MFr MCnc ACnc MCnc ACnc NFr ACnc ACnc RelTime Time NCnc Timing Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt System PPP PPP PPP Ser/Plas PPP Bld Bld Bld Ser/Plas Ser/Plas Ser/Plas PPP PPP PPP PPP RBC Bld PPP Bld Bld Ser/Plas PPP PPP PPP PPP Bld/Tiss PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP ^Patient Bld Bld RBC RBC Bld Bld Bld Bld Bld Plas Urine Ser/Plas Bld Bld Ser Ser PPP PPP Bld Scale Qn Qn Qn Nom Qn Qn Nar Nom Ord Ord Qn Qn Qn Ord Qn Ord Ord Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Ord Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Nom Qn Ord Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Ord Qn Ord Qn Ord Ord Qn Qn Qn Blood Blood Blood Blood Blood Blood Blood 10*9/L No unit No unit No unit /uL % No unit No unit No unit pg g/L fL 10*9/L 10*9/L 10*9/L 10*9/L % % No unit 10*9/L fL s s fL U/mL % % % U/mL U/mL % U/mL No unit s 26477-0 51587-4 51865-4 50688-1 XXXXX-X 53556-7 41451-6 XXXXX-X 32206-5 785-6 786-4 787-2 26484-6 26499-4 26507-4 771-6 19048-8 13592-1 21027-8 777-3 32207-3 24472-3 24471-5 32623-1 6006-1 27819-2 31102-7 27822-6 5893-3 5892-5 27821-8 4677-1 24475-6 5902-2 Lymphocytes.variant Plasmodium sp Plasmodium sp Ag Plasmodium sp lactate dehydrogenase NCnc ACnc Prid Prid Pt Pt Pt Pt Bld Bld Bld Bld Qn Ord Microscopy.light Nom Nom Lymphocytes Variant [#/volume] in Blood Plasmodium sp [Presence] in Blood by Light microscopy Plasmodium sp Ag [Identifier] in Blood Plasmodium sp lactate dehydrogenase [Identifier] in Blood Erythrocytes.Plasmodium sp infected/100 erythrocytes Plasmodium stage NFr Prid Pt Pt Bld Bld Qn Nom Microscopy.light Erythrocytes.Plasmodium sp infected/100 erythrocytes in Blood Plasmodium stage [Identifier] in Blood by Light microscopy Plasmodium sp identified Erythrocyte mean corpuscular hemoglobin Erythrocyte mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration Erythrocyte mean corpuscular volume Monocytes Neutrophils Neutrophils.band form Erythrocytes.nucleated Erythrocytes.nucleated/100 leukocytes Platelet aggregation.XXX induced Platelet aggregation Platelets Platelet distribution width Platelet function.collagen+Adenosine diphosphate induced Platelet function.collagen+Epinephrine induced Platelet mean volume Protein C Protein C actual/Normal Protein S actual/Normal Protein S actual/Normal Protein S Protein S Protein S.free Ag actual/Normal Protein S.free Ag F2 gene.p.G20210A Coagulation tissue factor induced Prid EntMass MCnc EntVol NCnc NCnc NCnc NCnc Ratio ThrSCnc Imp NCnc EntVol Time Time EntVol ACnc RelTime RelCCnc RelTime ACnc ACnc RelMCnc ACnc Arb Time Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Bld RBC RBC RBC Bld Bld Bld Bld Bld PRP PPP Bld Bld Bld Bld Bld PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP Bld/Tiss PPP Nom Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Nom Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Ord Qn Plasmodium sp identified in Blood by Light microscopy Erythrocyte mean corpuscular hemoglobin [Entitic mass] by Automated count Erythrocyte mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration [Mass/volume] by Automated count Erythrocyte mean corpuscular volume [Entitic volume] by Automated count Monocytes [#/volume] in Blood Neutrophils [#/volume] in Blood Neutrophils.band form [#/volume] in Blood Nucleated erythrocytes [#/volume] in Blood by Automated count Nucleated erythrocytes/100 leukocytes [Ratio] in Blood Blood Red blood cells Red blood cells Red blood cells Blood Blood Blood Blood Blood Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Blood Blood Blood Blood Blood Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Blood Platelet poor plasma Page 1 of 2 Method Coag Coag Page 1 of 2 Chromo Coag Coag Chromo Coag Coag Coag Molgen Chromo Coag Coag Coag Coag Chromo Chromo Coag Chromo Coag Chromo Coag Coag Kleihauer-Betke Kleihauer-Betke Flow cytometry Automated count Microscopy.light Coag Microscopy.light Automated count Automated count Automated count Automated count Automated count Automated count Automated count Chromo Coag Chromo Coag Chromo Coag Imm Imm Molgen Coag LongName Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay Activated protein C resistance [Time Ratio] in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay LMW Heparin [Units/volume] in Platelet poor plasma Blood group antibodies identified in Serum or Plasma Antithrombin actual/normal in Platelet poor plasma by Chromogenic method Basophils [#/volume] in Blood Morphology [interpretation] in Blood Narrative ABO & Rh group [Type] in Blood Blood group antibody screen [Presence] in Serum or Plasma Cold agglutinin [Presence] in Serum or Plasma Cold agglutinin [Titer] in Serum or Plasma Fibrin D-dimer DDU [Mass/volume] in Platelet poor plasma Fibrin D-dimer FEU [Mass/volume] in Platelet poor plasma Fibrin D-dimer [Presence] in Platelet poor plasma Dilute Russell viper venom time (dRVVT) actual/normal in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay Direct antiglobulin test.poly specific reagent [Presence] on Red Blood Cells Donath Landsteiner Ab [Presence] in Blood Ecarin clotting time (ECT) [Time] in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay Eosinophils [#/volume] in Blood Erythrocyte sedimentation rate Erythropoietin (EPO) [Moles/volume] in Serum or Plasma Coagulation factor IX activity [Units/volume] in Platelet poor plasma by Chromogenic method Coagulation factor IX activity actual/normal in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay Coagulation factor V activated [Units/volume] in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay Coagulation factor V activity actual/normal in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay F5 gene p.R506Q [Presence] in Blood or Tissue by Molecular genetics method Coagulation factor VII activity [Units/volume] in Platelet poor plasma by Chromogenic method Coagulation factor VII activity actual/normal in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay Coagulation factor VIII activity actual/normal in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay Coagulation factor VIII activated [Units/volume] in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay Coagulation factor VIII inhibitor [Units/volume] in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay Coagulation factor X activity [Units/volume] in Platelet poor plasma by Chromogenic method Coagulation factor X activity actual/normal in Platelet poor plasma by Chromogenic method Coagulation factor X activity actual/normal in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay Coagulation factor XI activity [Units/volume] in Platelet poor plasma by Chromogenic method Coagulation factor XI activity actual/normal in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay Coagulation factor XII activity [Units/volume] in Platelet poor plasma by Chromogenic method Coagulation factor XII activity actual/normal in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay Fibrinogen [Mass/volume] in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay Fetal blood [Volume] by Kleihauer-Betke method Hemoglobin F distribution [interpretation] in Blood by Kleihauer-Betke method Erythrocytes.fetal/100 erythrocytes [Ratio] in Blood by Flow cytometry (FC) Glucose-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase [Presence] in Red Blood Cells Glucose-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase [Enzymatic activity/volume] in Red Blood Cells Hematocrit [Volume Fraction] of Blood by Automated count Hemoglobin [Mass/volume] in Blood Hemoglobin A2/Hemoglobin.total in Blood Hemoglobin F/Hemoglobin.total in Blood Hemoglobin H/Hemoglobin.total in Blood Free Hemoglobin [Mass/volume] in Plasma Hemosiderin [Presence] in Urine Haptoglobin [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma Heinz bodies [Presence] in Blood by Light microscopy Heinz bodies/100 erythrocytes in Blood INR in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay Kaolin activated time in Platelet poor plasma Lymphocytes [#/volume] in Blood Platelets [#/volume] in Blood by Automated count Platelet distribution width [Entitic volume] in Blood by Automated count Platelet function (closure time) collagen+ADP induced [Time] in Blood Platelet function (closure time) collagen+Epinephrine induced [Time] in Blood Platelet mean volume [Entitic volume] in Blood by Automated count Protein C [Units/volume] in Platelet poor plasma by Chromogenic method Protein C actual/normal in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay Protein S actual/normal in Platelet poor plasma by Chromogenic method Protein S actual/normal in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay Protein S [Units/volume] in Platelet poor plasma by Chromogenic method Protein S [Units/volume] in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay Protein S Free Ag actual/normal in Platelet poor plasma by Immunologic method Protein S Free Ag [Units/volume] in Platelet poor plasma by Immunologic method F2 gene p.G20210A [Presence] in Blood or Tissue by Molecular genetics method Prothrombin time (PT) in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay 12/02/2013 APUTS Report Terminology and Codes - Haematology RCPA Pathology Units and Terminology Standardisation Project - Terminology for Reporting Pathology: Haematology v1 Preferred term Synonym Usage guidance Length Red cell count RCC 14 Red cell distribution width RDW % 27 Red cell distribution width RDW Volume 28 Reticulocytes Retic, retics Absolute count 13 Reticulocytes retic, retics Reporting in % 13 Reticulocytes immature retics, immature 22 Thrombin time TCT,TT 13 Von Willebrand factor Ag vWF:Ag Reporting in % 24 von Willebrand factor Ag vWF:Ag Reporting in U/mL 24 Von Willebrand factor collagen binding vWF:CBA Reporting in U/mL 38 Von Willebrand factor collagen binding vWF:CBA Reporting in % 39 von Willebrand factor multimers Multimers 31 von Willebrand Factor Ristocetin Co-fact VWF:RCof Reporting in U/mL 40 von Willebrand Factor Ristocetin Co-fact VWF:RCof Reporting in % 40 VWF:Collagen binding/ VWF:Ag vWF:CBA/vWF:Ag 28 White cell count WCC 16 Cross match Cross match Cross match Cross match Cross match Cross match X match X match X match X match X match X match 11 11 11 11 11 11 Specimen Blood Red blood cells Red blood cells Blood Blood Blood Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma Blood PUTS Unit 10*12/L % fL 10*9/L % % s % U/mL U/mL % No unit U/mL % No unit 10*9/L No unit No unit No unit LOINC 789-8 788-0 21000-5 14196-0 4679-7 33516-6 3243-3 27816-8 6012-9 XXXXX-X 50377-1 32217-2 4680-5 6014-5 50378-9 6690-2 Component Erythrocytes Erythrocyte distribution width Erythrocyte distribution width Reticulocytes Reticulocytes/100 erythrocytes Reticulocytes.immature/Reticulocytes.total Coagulation thrombin induced von Willebrand factor Ag actual/Normal von Willebrand factor Ag No Loinc code for reporting this assay in U/mL von Willebrand factor.collagen binding activity actual/Normal von Willebrand factor multimers von Willebrand factor.ristocetin cofactor von Willebrand factor.ristocetin cofactor activity actual/Normal von Willebrand factor.collagen binding activity/von Willebrand factor Ag Leukocytes Property NCnc Ratio EntVol NCnc NFr NFr Time RelMCnc ACnc Timing Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt System Bld RBC RBC Bld Bld Bld PPP PPP PPP Scale Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Method Automated count Automated count Automated count RelRto ACnc ACnc RelTime Ratio NCnc Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP Bld Qn Ord Qn Qn Qn Qn EIA 930-8 933-2 934-0 936-5 43414-2 925-8 Blood product reservation Blood product type Blood product unit ID Blood product unit identifier Blood product units available Blood product disposition TmStp Type Num ID Num Type Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt ^BPU ^BPU Dose ^BPU ^BPU ^BPU Qn Nom Qn Nom Qn Nom Page 2 of 2 Coag Imm Imm Aggr EIA Automated count Page 2 of 2 LongName Erythrocytes [#/volume] in Blood by Automated count Erythrocyte distribution width [Ratio] by Automated count Erythrocyte distribution width [Entitic volume] by Automated count Reticulocytes [#/volume] in Blood Reticulocytes/100 erythrocytes in Blood Reticulocytes.immature/Reticulocytes.total in Blood Thrombin time in Platelet poor plasma by Coagulation assay von Willebrand factor (vWf) Ag actual/normal in Platelet poor plasma by Immunologic method von Willebrand factor (vWf) Ag [Units/volume] in Platelet poor plasma by Immunologic method von Willebrand factor (vWf).collagen binding activity actual/normal in Platelet poor plasma by Immunoassay von Willebrand factor (vWf) multimers [Presence] in Platelet poor plasma von Willebrand factor (vWf) ristocetin cofactor [Units/volume] in Platelet poor plasma von Willebrand factor (vWf) ristocetin cofactor actual/normal in Platelet poor plasma by Aggregation von Willebrand factor (vWf).collagen binding activity/von Willebrand factor Ag [Ratio] in Platelet poor plasma by Immunoassay Leukocytes [#/volume] in Blood by Automated count Blood product reservation [Date and time] Blood product type Blood product unit ID [#] Blood product unit [Identifier] Blood product units available [#] Blood product disposition [Type]
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