Lower Respiratory Culture
What’s Being Tested:
- Lower Respiratory Culture
- Aerobic culture and Gram stain
Important Notes:
- This test cannot be collected in NY, NJ, MA, and RI. Contact us with questions.
- Extra Cost of $25 per Organism Sensitivity
- If the culture is positive, identification will be performed at an additional charge of $30
- Brush teeth and/or rinse mouth well with water before attempting to collect the specimen to reduce the possibility of contaminating the specimen with food particles etc.