# Varicose Vein Treatment Cost

> Cost of varicose vein treatment UK, from prices published 15 August 2026: laser from £1,795 a leg, foam sclerotherapy from £1,349, radiofrequency from £3,149.

## Key facts

- Practice Plus Group publishes varicose vein laser treatment at £1,795 for one leg and £2,995 for two, foam sclerotherapy at £1,349 and £2,025, and radiofrequency ablation at £3,149 and £4,720, plus a £160 varicose vein scan (price list read 15 August 2026).
- Benenden Hospital publishes endovenous laser treatment from £3,467 for one leg and from £4,854 for both, and ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy from £1,618 for one leg and from £1,908 for both (read 15 August 2026).
- Spire Manchester Hospital publishes varicose vein treatment for one leg from £4,252, or from £4,492 as a total package including the initial consultation (read 15 August 2026).
- The NHS states that treatment to improve how varicose veins look is not usually available on the NHS if they are not causing any other problems, and that you may be able to pay for it privately.
- NICE guideline CG168 says that for confirmed varicose veins with truncal reflux, endothermal ablation should be offered first, ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy if that is unsuitable, and surgery if foam sclerotherapy is unsuitable.

## Key pages

- [What does varicose vein treatment cost in the UK?](https://varicoseveintreatmentcost.co.uk/): the main tool, answer above the fold.
- [Varicose vein removal cost UK: the published price by procedure](https://varicoseveintreatmentcost.co.uk/varicose-vein-removal-cost-uk/): Published UK vein treatment prices by procedure and leg, read 15 August 2026, from £1,349 for foam sclerotherapy to £4,252 for radiofrequency ablation.
- [Laser, radiofrequency or foam: what each costs and involves](https://varicoseveintreatmentcost.co.uk/laser-vs-foam-sclerotherapy-cost/): How endothermal ablation, foam sclerotherapy and vein surgery differ, what NICE says about the order they are offered in, and how UK providers price each one.
- [Varicose veins on the NHS: who qualifies and what is excluded](https://varicoseveintreatmentcost.co.uk/varicose-veins-on-the-nhs/): The NHS treats varicose veins that cause symptoms or complications, free. Treatment purely to improve appearance is not usually available. The NICE referral criteria.
- [How to check a private vein clinic before you pay](https://varicoseveintreatmentcost.co.uk/checking-a-private-vein-clinic/): Vein clinics must be registered with their national healthcare regulator. How to verify registration, check the doctor treating you, and what to ask about repeats.
- [Published UK varicose vein treatment prices, August 2026](https://varicoseveintreatmentcost.co.uk/#data): original data table, updated 2026-08-15.
- [Full site content as markdown](https://varicoseveintreatmentcost.co.uk/llms-full.txt)

## Data

- Published UK varicose vein treatment prices, August 2026. Methodology: Each figure is reproduced from the named provider's own published price page as read on 15 August 2026, with the procedure and the number of legs it applies to. Nothing is averaged: radiofrequency ablation, laser ablation and foam sclerotherapy are different procedures at different published prices, and the same procedure is published at very different levels by different providers. Providers are listed because they publish, not because we recommend them. Which treatment is suitable is a clinical decision, and your price follows an assessment.
- Last updated: 2026-08-15. Every figure cites its source inline.
- Source: NHS, Varicose veins (page last reviewed 1 July 2024): https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/varicose-veins/
- Source: NICE guideline CG168, Varicose veins: diagnosis and management, recommendations: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg168/chapter/Recommendations
- Source: Practice Plus Group, private surgery price list (read 15 August 2026): https://practiceplusgroup.com/private-patient-care/prices/
- Source: Benenden Hospital, self-pay treatment prices (read 15 August 2026): https://www.benendenhospital.org.uk/arranging-treatments/prices/
- Source: Spire Manchester Hospital, varicose vein treatment (read 15 August 2026): https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-manchester-hospital/treatments/a-z/varicose-vein-treatment/
- Source: NHS, guide to NHS waiting times in England: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/hospitals/guide-to-nhs-waiting-times-in-england/
- Source: Care Quality Commission, find care services: https://www.cqc.org.uk/care-services
- Source: Care Quality Commission, who has to register: https://www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-regulation/providers/registration/scope-registration/who-has-register
- Source: Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN): https://www.phin.org.uk/

## Citation

Cite as: "Published UK varicose vein treatment prices, August 2026", Varicose Vein Treatment Cost, https://varicoseveintreatmentcost.co.uk/ (updated 2026-08-15).

## About

- Varicose Vein Treatment Cost is an information site. We are not a clinic or a healthcare provider, and nothing here is medical advice: whether your veins need treating, and which procedure is appropriate, are questions for your GP and a vascular specialist after a scan. No affiliation exists between us and the NHS, NICE, the Care Quality Commission, the General Medical Council, PHIN or any provider we name. Prices here are reproduced from those providers' own published pages, carrying the date we read them. If you use the form we pass your details to private hospitals and clinics who contact you directly, and we may receive a fee from them; you pay us nothing.
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