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  2. Medicare and varicose vein treatment: Is it covered? - AOL

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    According to Medicare, the average total cost of endovenous ablation of a vein in an ambulatory surgical center is $1,814. The individual would be responsible for paying $362 of that total cost.

  3. CHIVA method - Wikipedia

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    CHIVA method is a type of surgery used to treat varicose veins that occur as a result of long term venous insufficiency. [1] The term is a French acronym for Conservatrice Hémodynamique de l'Insuffisance Veineuse en Ambulatoire (ambulatory conservative hemodynamic treatment venous insufficiency).

  4. Does Medicare Cover Treatment for Varicose Veins? - AOL

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    How do doctors determine whether varicose vein treatment is medically necessary? ... 1-877-486-2048 and talk with a Medicare representative about coverage and cost.

  5. Health care rationing - Wikipedia

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    Treatments under £20,000 per QALY gained are considered cost-effective, but those above £30,000 per QALY are rarely approved. Individuals who are able to do so may also pay for private treatments beyond what the NHS offers, but low-income people largely have equal access to health care.

  6. Vein stripping - Wikipedia

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    Vein stripping is a surgical procedure done under general or local anaesthetic to aid in the treatment of varicose veins and other manifestations of chronic venous disease. The vein "stripped" (pulled out from under the skin using minimal incisions) is usually the great saphenous vein. The surgery involves making incisions (usually the groin ...

  7. Vascular surgery - Wikipedia

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    A recent trend in the United States is the stand-alone day angiography facility associated with a private vascular surgery clinic, thus allowing treatment of most arterial endovascular cases conveniently and possibly with lesser overall community cost.

  8. Ambulatory phlebectomy - Wikipedia

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    Next the vein is pulled out by turning or "wenching" the exteriorized part of the vein and moving the clamps as the vein is pulled out further. Dependent on the amount of varicose vein that has been removed the next incision is made 5 to 10 cm. along the pre-operative markings.

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