In this section:
Self-Funding Leg Vein Treatment
Stage 1: Consultation
All patients, regardless of whether they present with large varicose veins or small thread veins, require a consultation and duplex ultrasound scan prior to undergoing any treatment.
Stage | Consultation | Price |
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1 | Consultation including Duplex Ultrasound Scan | £250 |
Ulcer Consultation including Duplex Ultrasound Scan (excluding Veincentre ABPI) | £350 | |
Ulcer Consultation including Duplex Ultrasound Scan and Veincentre ABPI Test | £500 |
Stage 2 (Scenario A): Primary treatment options for varicose veins if reflux is identified in the feeder veins (i.e. an underlying cause)
It is impossible to accurately determine your treatment plan until you have attended a consultation and duplex ultrasound scan; however, if you present with varicose veins, the vast majority of patients require a primary treatment of EVLA, to fix the underlying cause, and secondary treatment of foam sclerotherapy (and/or phlebectomies) to treat the reticular surface veins.
Although exact treatment plans will vary from patient to patient (depending on the results of the scan and what veins require treatment) we are able to state fixed prices rather than “from” because our prices for EVLA are per leg, irrelevant of which veins require laser treatment (e.g. Great Saphenous Vein, Short Saphenous Vein, Perforators etc.). Most other clinics’ prices vary depending on how many veins in each leg need EVLA treatment and they will often insist upon you having your legs treated on two separate days.
Stage | Treatment | Price | |
Our EVLA prices are fixed per leg (no “from” prices) | |||
2 | EVLA Unilateral (one leg – all veins) | £1995 | |
EVLA Bilateral (both legs – all veins) | £2695 |
Stage 2 (Scenario B): Primary Treatment Options for small varicose or thread veins only if no major reflux in the feeder veins
Stage | Treatment | Price per session |
2 | Ultrasound Guided Foam Sclerotherapy as Primary Treatment (one or both legs) | £750 (including stockings) |
Avulsions/Phlebectomies (one or both legs) | £1300 | |
Ligations (one or both legs) | £1300 | |
Microsclerotherapy (Thread Vein Treatment for the Legs) on one or both legs including stockings | £420 (£350 + VAT) |
Stages 3 & 4: Patients require at least one follow-up appointment
Further sessions of injections are required for 10% of our patients.
Stage | Treatment | Price |
3 | Initial EVLA Follow up (including sclerotherapy session, if required) | £300 |
Initial Sclerotherapy Follow up (no treatment included) | £100 | |
Initial Avulsions Follow up (no treatment included) | £100 | |
4 | Additional Sclerotherapy Session | £360 (£300 + VAT) |
Treatment Codes (OPCS)
We have included the national OPCS treatment codes for each treatment type to ease comparisons with other clinics. In addition, insurance companies require these treatment codes to confirm the treatment required and authorise accordingly.
Treatment | Unilateral | Bilateral |
EVLA of Single vein including Phlebectomies | L8512 | L8513 |
EVLA of Multiple veins including Phlebectomies | L8514 | L8515 |
U/S Guided Foam Sclerotherapy | L8620 | L8621 |
Phlebectomies/ Avulsions | L8750 | L8751 |
Self-Funding Facial Thread Vein Treatment
Treatment | Fixed Package |
Consultation | £100 |
Thermocoagulation Initial Session | £200 |
Thermocoagulation Additional Sessions (if required) | £200 |
Pelvic venous congestion syndrome
Testicular Vein Embolisation (varicocele) | If you require Pelvic Vein Embolisation, our consultants will refer you onto one of the other hospitals they work within. The embolisation procedure will not take place within a Veincentre clinic. Unlike our fixed cost fees, the embolisation clinic fees vary depending on which hospital you are referred onto. If you suspect there is a pelvic source for your vein problems please let us know and we can obtain quotes for the procedure in advance of your consultation. |
Ovarian Vein Embolisation (Pelvic Venous Congestion Syndrome) |
Private Health Insurance
We are recognised by all the major health insurers including BUPA and AXA-PPP.
Please refer to our dedicated insurance pages for further information: Information for Patients wishing to pay for consultation and treatment through Private Medical Insurance.
If you have any difficulty getting authorisation, please contact us and we will be happy to contact them directly.
Why are our prices more reasonable than other clinics?
We strongly disagree with misleading statements issued by private hospitals and clinics to try to justify high prices like “As in many areas of life you get what you pay for”. This principle just does not apply to private medicine.
We have had many delighted patients who had been quoted up to £15,000 elsewhere, for varicose veins treatment over several sessions, and had their entire treatment undertaken by us at one visit for under £2,000.
Most hospitals are very cagey about their prices. Ask them to quote a fixed price and see what we mean. If you have had a treatment quote elsewhere, we’ll be happy to provide you with a quote for the same treatment with us. See our blog on UK Private Medicine Prices which exposes the ridiculous variation in prices of private medicine which bear no relation to experience, reputation, quality or service.
Our detailed response to this question can be found here.
VAT
VAT is not payable on most of our procedures but please note that due to thread and reticular varicose veins being deemed to be cosmetic VAT is charged on top of treatment costs. The procedures affected are Thermocoagulation and Microsclerotherapy Injections as a primary or follow-up treatment. In addition any sclerotherapy sessions required as a secondary treatment after follow-up.
Credit Facilities
Credit Facilities are available on all treatments at Veincentre through Chrysalis Finance. Please contact our patient advisors for more information regarding the credit facilities we offer. Chrysalis require all patients to attend a consultation prior to applying for finance so that you know the exact treatment you require and hence the exact costs (however these won’t differ from the prices outlined on our website).
Please find finance calculator here.