Response to Comments: Varicose Veins of Lower Extremity, Treatment of

This document is an administrative response-to-comments notice regarding the LCD for treatment of varicose veins of the lower extremity and does not contain clinical coverage criteria. It announces the official notice period beginning November 16, 2017 and states the final LCD determination becomes effective January 1, 2018. For specific coverage indications, limitations, documentation, or frequency rules, refer to the final LCD text rather than this response document.