California Diagnostic Catheterization Volume by Sociodemographic Categories

Key Findings#

• There was a 24% decrease in the number of DxCaths from 2019 (67,982) to 2023 (51,393).
• The volume of DxCaths for males is about double that of females. There was a 23% decrease for males and a 28% decrease for females from 2019 to 2023.
• DxCath volume decreased by 20% for patients over 65 years old and by 29% for those 65 years old or younger from 2019 to 2023.
• The most common health insurance, Private Insurance Only, had a 24% decrease in DxCaths from 2019 to 2023, and Medicare Plus Private Insurance, the second most common health insurance, decreased by 21% during this time.
• DxCath volume decreased for all Race/Ethnicity groups from 2019 to 2023, The largest percent decrease was observed for Whites (30%), followed by Blacks (25%) and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders (21%).

The visualization below displays the trends of DxCaths for Age Group, Assigned Sex at Birth, Health Insurance Payment Source, and Race/Ethnicity.

How HCAI Created This Product#

• The source for this data report is the NCDR CathPCI Registry® from 2019 to 2023. The NCDR is an initiative of the American College of Cardiology Foundation®.
• Health Insurance Payment Sources definitions are based on definitions used by the NCDR CathPCI Registry® as the following:
  • Private Insurance Only: Only Private Insurance
  • Medicare Plus Private Insurance: Medicare and Private Insurance
  • Medicare Plus Other Insurance: Medicare and Military Health Care or Non-US Insurance
  • Medi-Cal Plus Other Insurance: Medi-Cal and Private Insurance or Military Health Care or Non-US Insurance
  • Dual Eligible: Medicare and Medi-Cal; or Medicare and State-Specific Plan (Non-Medi-Cal) or Indian Health Service; or Medi-Cal and State-Specific Plan (Non-Medi-Cal) or Indian Health Service
  • All Other Insurance: State-Specific Plan (Non-Medi-Cal) or Military Health Care or Indian Health Service or Non-US Insurance