Test or procedure

PCI medical abbreviation

PCI means "percutaneous coronary intervention".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (2 in all for PCI), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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What PCI means

MeaningLatin originWhere usedChecked against
percutaneous coronary interventionNoneCharting, Orders

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Sample surgical history entry: "PCI."

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Related abbreviations

  • PTCApercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
  • CABGcoronary artery bypass graft
  • CADcoronary artery disease
  • MImyocardial infarction
  • STEMIST-elevation myocardial infarction
  • C/Scesarean section

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What does PCI mean in medical terms?

PCI means "percutaneous coronary intervention".

Where is PCI used?

PCI shows up in charting and orders. Its category here is test or procedure.

Is PCI on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

No. PCI is not on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list or the ISMP error-prone list as checked on October 23, 2026.

Source: NCI Thesaurus, including CDISC SDTM terminology (NCI EVS); NLM SPECIALIST Lexicon abbreviations file (LRABR). Data as of October 23, 2026. Last updated October 23, 2026. How we source data. Spotted an error? Send a correction.

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