At a Glance
Test: Platelet Count. Result: A number, usually reported in lakh per microlitre (or thousands per microlitre). Price: From 150. Fasting: Not required. Sample: Blood, in a lavender-top (EDTA) tube. Reports: Within 12 hours, digital. Home collection: Available across Noida; any charge is shown at booking. Lab: NABL-accredited.
What Platelets Do
Platelets are small cell fragments that gather at the site of an injury and help a clot form. If there are too few, bleeding can be harder to stop; if there are too many, clotting can become a concern. The count is a single number, and it is read against the reference range printed on your report, which varies slightly between laboratories. A commonly quoted adult range is about 1.5 to 4.5 lakh per microlitre.
Why Doctors Order It
The most frequent reasons are a fever where dengue is a possibility, easy bruising or bleeding from the gums, a known low count that needs to be followed, a preoperative check, and monitoring during certain medicines or treatments. In dengue the platelet count is usually followed over several days, because the trend matters more than any one reading.
A Count Is Not a Diagnosis
A low count can come from infections, some medicines, autoimmune conditions, liver or bone-marrow problems and other causes, and a high count can follow infection, inflammation or iron deficiency. The number tells your doctor where to look; it does not name the cause. Please do not self-treat a low count based on a report alone.
Fits Around Noida's Working Hours
A lot of Noida works in shifts, from IT campuses in Sector 62 and Sector 125 to call centres and logistics. Because this test needs no fasting and no preparation, a phlebotomist can collect the sample in the evening or straight after a shift. If you are tracking a count across several days, booking the same time of day each time keeps the readings easier to compare.
When to Add Other Tests
If a fever is the reason you are testing, the Dengue NS1 Antigen (Rapid) test confirms dengue in the first days of illness, and the Complete Blood Count (CBC) + ESR shows haemoglobin and white cells alongside platelets. This booking is the platelet count only.
Warning Signs
Bleeding from the gums or nose that does not stop, black or bloody stools, vomiting blood, severe headache after a fall, or unexplained widespread bruising or tiny red spots on the skin need urgent medical attention rather than a wait for a report.
What Is Not Included
This test does not include haemoglobin, white cell counts, ESR, platelet size (MPV), a clotting profile (PT, APTT) or any dengue, malaria or typhoid test. Please read the result with your doctor.
Content last reviewed: October 2026