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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-22-029461
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20221220

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BioCardia, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000925741
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836]
		IRS NUMBER:				232753988
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		125 SHOREWAY ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE B
		CITY:			SAN CARLOS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94070
		BUSINESS PHONE:		650-226-0123

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		125 SHOREWAY ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE B
		CITY:			SAN CARLOS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94070

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Tiger X Medical, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110616

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Cardo Medical, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20081027

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CLICKNSETTLE COM INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000823
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">December 20, 2022</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><b><u>VIA EDGAR </u></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">100 F Street, N.E.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Washington, D.C. 20549-3720</p>

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			<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><b>BioCardia, Inc.</b></p>

			<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><b>Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-268862)</b></p>

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			<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><b>Requested Date:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Thursday, December 22, 2022</b></p>

			<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><b>Requested Time:&nbsp; &nbsp;4:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time</b></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Ladies and Gentlemen:</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, BioCardia, Inc. (the &#8220;<b>Company</b>&#8221;) hereby requests that the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the &#8220;<b>Registration Statement</b>&#8221;) be declared effective at the &#8220;Requested Date&#8221; and &#8220;Requested Time&#8221; set forth above or at such later time as the Company or its counsel may orally request via telephone call to the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, please orally confirm that event with our counsel, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, P.C., by calling Austin D. March at (512) 338-5410.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">December 20, 2022</p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">BIOCARDIA, INC.</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">/s/ Peter Altman</p>
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			<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">David McClung, BioCardia, Inc.</p>
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