Alert

Culture, Bronchial Wash

Test ID LAB5800
EPIC Order
Lower Respiratory Culture
CPT Code 87070
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Clinical Microbiology; 984-974-1805
Tube Station 82
Specimen Routine: Suitable Sterile Container
Gram stain Yes
Availability Routine: 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week
Turnaround Time 7 days
Comments
  • Deliver within 2 hrs of collection
  • For cultures on patients with Cystic Fibrosis or Primary Ciliary                      Dyskinesia(PCD) see CF Sputum Culture

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 04, 2025

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514