More and more often, medical billing claims that include saphenous vein ablation are getting very close scrutiny by carriers before reimbursements will be allotted. One of the biggest red flags is that most payers, including Medicare, will only cover payment for a very limited number of specific varicose-vein diagnoses. Samplings of the commonly and correctly reported procedures covered are as follows: * 454.0–Varicose veins of lower extremities; with ulcer* 454.1–… with inflammation* 454.2–… with ulcer and inflammation* 454.8–… with other complications. However, when these are reported correctly, you should have detailed documentation to why the procedure was needed and documentation of the failure of non-surgical treatments that were used previously …