How much does varicose vein treatment cost?

How much does varicose vein treatment cost?

The cost of your varicose vein treatment may depend on the following factors.

The chosen treatment plan

Numerous minimally invasive procedures can treat chronic venous insufficiency and varicose veins. As such, the cost of your varicose vein treatment will depend on the chosen treatments. Your vein treatment clinic may curate a vein treatment plan with some of the following procedures — radiofrequency ablation, endovenous laser ablation, venaseal, clarivein, foam sclerotherapy, sclerotherapy, and ambulatory phlebectomy. Each vein treatment has a different treatment cost.

If you’re eligible for insurance coverage

Varicose vein treatments are usually covered by insurance plans if they’re deemed medically necessary, i.e., if you have underlying chronic venous insufficiency. Each insurance plan provides coverage to different treatments and to different levels. Depending on your insurance plan, you may receive partial or complete coverage for your treatment. Furthermore, some insurance providers also have terms and conditions, such as wearing compression stockings for at least six months before the procedure.

Is varicose vein removal covered by insurance?

Varicose veins are usually symptomatic of chronic venous insufficiency, which is a dangerous medical condition. As such, cosmetic varicose vein removal might not be covered by insurance, but vein treatments for underlying chronic venous insufficiency are almost always covered by insurance plans, including Medicare. That’s why you must contact vein treatment clinics that diagnose the root cause of your varicose veins and provide free insurance verification. Our vein doctors in Texas will provide a complete overview of your varicose vein treatment cost, with or without insurance coverage, before your procedure.

Does Kaiser cover varicose vein removal?

Kaiser may cover varicose vein removal if it’s deemed medically necessary. Please request free insurance verification to determine if you’re eligible for insurance coverage.

Does Blue Cross Blue Shield cover varicose vein treatment?

Blue Cross Blue Shield may cover varicose vein removal if your condition falls within their definition of a medical necessity. Please request free insurance verification today.

What happens during sclerotherapy vein removal?

Sclerotherapy is one of the most effective treatments for spider veins. During this procedure, the vein doctor will inject a sclerosant solution into your spider veins. The sclerosant medicine fuses the spider veins’ walls, turning them into hardened scar tissues eventually absorbed by the body. The spider veins will gradually fade away from your skin’s surface in 2 to 3 weeks.

What is the sclerotherapy cost?

The cost of sclerotherapy also depends on numerous factors. You need one sclerosant injection per spider vein, so the overall cost of the treatment depends on the number and size of spider veins. Furthermore, if you have a lot of densely packed spider veins, you may need two or three sessions, which will increase the sclerotherapy cost.

Do I need multiple sessions of sclerotherapy?

You may need multiple sessions of sclerotherapy if you have a large volume of spider veins, i.e., if you have too many spider veins in different parts of your body. In that case, the vein doctor may treat some of the spider veins in one session and leave the rest for another session.

Is spider vein treatment covered by insurance?

Sclerotherapy isn’t generally considered a medically necessary procedure because it only removes spider veins without addressing the root cause, so it’s not usually covered by insurance. However, you may receive insurance coverage for sclerotherapy if you have underlying chronic venous insufficiency — please request free insurance verification.

What are my spider vein and varicose vein treatment options?

Radiofrequency ablation, endovenous laser ablation, and venaseal are some of the most effective treatments for chronic venous insufficiency. During these procedures, the vein doctor may use thermal energy, laser energy, or medical adhesives to collapse the diseased saphenous vein responsible for your spider veins and varicose veins. This will reroute the accumulated blood into healthier leg veins and restore optimal blood circulation.

After the primary vein treatment, the vein doctor may provide ambulatory phlebectomy and sclerotherapy for superficial varicose veins and spider veins. Ambulatory phlebectomy involves the physical extraction of varicose veins through small incisions on the skin’s surface. Sclerotherapy involves injecting a sclerosant solution into the spider veins, turning them into hardened scar tissues eventually absorbed by the body.

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