Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) is a minimally invasive cardiology procedure used to open blocked or narrowed coronary arteries — most commonly via balloon angioplasty and stenting. It’s a cornerstone of interventional cardiology.
With high device content and clear coding, PCI is readily tracked in claims data to identify and rank high-volume interventional cardiologists and facilities.
PCI is central to the cardiology device market — stents, balloons, guidewires, and imaging all flow through these procedures. For commercial teams, PCI procedure volume is the primary indicator of which interventional cardiologists and cath labs drive the most demand.
PCI volume also anchors market sizing and KOL work, identifying both the top commercial targets and the influential operators who shape adoption in interventional cardiology.
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a minimally invasive procedure to open blocked coronary arteries, typically using balloon angioplasty and stents. Performed by interventional cardiologists, it's a primary treatment for coronary artery disease.
Filter claims to PCI CPT codes and aggregate by physician and cath lab to rank providers by procedure volume. The highest-volume interventional cardiologists and facilities are the priority targets for cardiology device outreach.
PCI procedures use significant device content — stents, balloons, guidewires — making them a major revenue driver. Volume data shows which operators and cath labs perform the most procedures, focusing commercial effort on the highest-opportunity accounts.
PCI is tracked through a family of CPT codes covering coronary angioplasty and stent placement in single or multiple vessels. These codes let teams measure PCI volume by physician, facility, and geography in claims data.