Heart stent (PCI) in China
心脏支架（PCI）
Catheter-based reopening of blocked arteries. Since China's 2021 national procurement, the stent implant itself costs about ¥700 — down from ¥13,000.
Official listed price — PCI procedure fee (PTCA) — official Guangxi catalog; stents and balloons billed separately at procured prices
¥3,276 (≈ US$460)
Procured drug-eluting stents add about ¥700 each; angiography is billed separately.
Source: Guangxi Medical Service Price Catalog (2024), item 320500002; NHSA stent procurement · Last verified: 2026-09
Typical total cost
¥20,000–50,000 (≈ US$2,800–7,000)
Typical all-in hospitalization for a one-to-two-stent PCI in regular departments: angiography, procedure, implants, short stay.
Plan your budget at the top of the range. Final costs depend on the treatment plan your doctor sets after seeing you.
Where this is treated best
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Fuwai Hospital (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences)
中国医学科学院阜外医院 · BeijingChina's #1 hospital for cardiovascular disease on the Fudan specialty reputation ranking, and one of the largest cardiac surgery centers in the world by volume.
Public Grade 3A International dept. -
Beijing Anzhen Hospital
北京安贞医院 · BeijingConsistently among the top cardiovascular hospitals in China on the Fudan specialty ranking, with one of the country's largest cardiac and aortic surgery programs.
Public Grade 3A -
First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
广西医科大学第一附属医院 · NanningThe flagship Grade 3A hospital of Guangxi, the Chinese region closest to Vietnam. A modern, full-service teaching hospital 3.5 hours from Hanoi by direct train.
Public Grade 3A