{"id":"mpv","name":"Mean Platelet Volume (MPV)","shortName":"MPV","aliases":["Mean Platelet Volume","MPV","Platelet Mean Volume","Mean Plt Volume","MPV (fL)","Mean Platelet Vol","Mean Platelet Volume (MPV)","MPV, Auto","Mean Thrombocyte Volume","VPM","Volumen plaquetario medio"],"abbreviations":["MPV","VPM"],"loinc":[{"code":"32623-1","primary":true},{"code":"28542-9","primary":false}],"specimen":"whole-blood","units":[{"ucum":"fL","display":"fL"},{"ucum":"um3","display":"µm³"}],"referenceRanges":[{"population":"Adults","low":7.2,"high":12.3,"unit":"fL","unitDisplay":"fL","note":"MPV depends heavily on the analyzer and method, so no single interval fits every lab. Printed intervals include OHSU 7.2–12.3 fL (all ages), ARUP 8.6–12.3, Parkview 8.6–12.6 and MHCC Laboratory 7.4–12.2, and a literature review quotes 7.5–12.0. Studies on Sysmex analyzers found higher values: 9.6–13.1 fL in a Danish population (XE-5000) and 9.1–13.0 for men and 9.2–12.8 for women in a UK population (XN-10). One study of EDTA samples tested after about 2 hours found 7.2–10.8 fL. This entry uses OHSU's interval because it has the lowest lower limit of the printed intervals, which avoids flagging results that other labs call in range. Use the range printed on your own report.","sources":[{"title":"CBC with Differential: reference ranges (OHSU Lab Services test directory)","url":"https://www.ohsu.edu/lab-services/cbc-differential","publisher":"Oregon Health & Science University Lab Services"},{"title":"CBC with Platelet Count and Automated Differential (ARUP test 0040003), reference intervals effective March 1, 2021","url":"https://ltd.aruplab.com/api/ltd/hotline/0040003/44232","publisher":"ARUP Laboratories","year":2021},{"title":"Complete Blood Count with Differential (Parkview Laboratory test directory)","url":"https://lab.parkview.com/test-directory/complete-blood-count-with-differential/","publisher":"Parkview Health Laboratory"},{"title":"Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Automated Differential (MHCC Laboratory test catalog)","url":"https://mhcclab.testcatalog.org/show/CBCD","publisher":"MHCC Laboratory"},{"title":"Mean Platelet Volume (MPV): New Perspectives for an Old Marker in the Course and Prognosis of Inflammatory Conditions","url":"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6501263/","publisher":"Mediators of Inflammation","year":2019},{"title":"Reference intervals for mean platelet volume and immature platelet fraction determined on a Sysmex XE-5000 hematology analyzer","url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26853453/","publisher":"Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation","year":2016},{"title":"Sex-divided reference intervals for mean platelet volume, platelet large cell ratio and plateletcrit using the Sysmex XN-10 automated haematology analyzer in a UK population","url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2018.09.005","publisher":"Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy","year":2019},{"title":"Do we need time adjusted mean platelet volume measurements?","url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20858586/","publisher":"Laboratory Hematology","year":2010}]}],"review":{"status":"ai-verified","label":"AI-verified against cited sources. Awaiting expert review","lastReviewed":"2026-10-03"},"summary":"The average size of your platelets, the small blood cells that help your blood clot.","url":"https://bloodtesttracker.com/markers/mpv","notice":"Information, not medical advice. Ranges differ between labs, so the range on your own report is the one your result is judged against."}