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HelpTest Code ACT Activated Clotting Time (ACT), Blood
Performing Laboratory
St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids
Specimen Requirements
Container/Tube: Celite activated ACT
tube
Specimen: 2 mL of whole blood
Collection Instructions:
Note: Testing must be done
immediately after phlebotomy/blood draw.
Reference Values
80-140 seconds for heparinized patients
Critical value: >200 seconds
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Methodology
Hemochron with Celite Activated Test Tube
Test Classification and CPT Coding
85347
Report Available
5-7 minutes.