MCV
MCV stands for mean corpuscular volume. An MCV blood test measures the average size of your red blood cells.
An MCV blood test is often part of a complete blood count (CBC), a group of tests that measures the number and type of cells in your blood. It is used to check your general health.
Source: MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Normal range
No published reference range from a named lab yet.
What an abnormal result can be associated with
- A high result
- Increased mean corpuscular volume
- A low result
- Decreased mean corpuscular volume
Associations from LOINC2HPO (Human Phenotype Ontology). This is reference information, not a diagnosis — only a clinician can interpret your result in context.
Details
- Sample
- Whole blood · LOINC
- Listed under
- Anemia
- Code
- LOINC 787-2 · fL
- Also known as
- Elect, Elec, Electr, Red blood cells, Observation