# Stool Culture

> This test looks for harmful bacteria in your stool that can cause infection in your digestive system. It helps identify the specific cause of severe symptoms like bloody diarrhea, fever, or persistent stomach cramping.

- Labcorp code: 008144
- Category: [Infections](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/infections.md)
- Labcorp turnaround: 3–5 days
- Collection: free at a Labcorp location, or $75.00 at home.
- Without a doctor: yes. People order it themselves, with no doctor's visit or referral.
- Price: shown on the review page its order link opens. Opening it orders nothing.
- Order link: https://app.picardo.health/labs/order?tests=008144&ref=assistant

## Results reported (3)

- Salmonella/Shigella Screen
- Campylobacter Culture
- E coli Shiga Toxin EIA

## About ordering

People order for themselves, with no doctor's visit or referral, and results arrive in their Picardo account. Ordering is open to adults 18 and over in the US, except New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Maine. General health information, not medical advice.