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Test Code ACTPOC Activated Clotting Time (ACT) POC1

Performing Laboratory

UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital

Test Method

Kaolin activated clotting time; Abbott i-STAT

Performance

Performed by laboratory personnel at the patient bedside.

Specimen Requirement

0.5 mL whole blood is required.

Two possible acquisition methods are acceptable:

Venipuncture: Using a syringe. 

Arterial or Venous Line:
The specimen may be collected by nursing personnel from an arterial or venous line.

Useful For

The ACT is an indirect assessment of the efficacy of heparin in surgical procedures. Initial measurements determine sufficient heparin dose administration. Subsequent measurements are used to
determine if the heparin dose has been sufficiently neutralized.

Reference Values

Reference values are established by the cardiologists or
clinicians pertinent to the clinical situation.

Non-heparinized patients: 74-137 sec.

CPT Code Information

85347 Coagulation time, Lee and White, activated