Table 17. Physician codes being billed for vein stripping procedures in Ontario.

Resource	Cost/unit	Assumption	Reference
Great saphenous vein surgery	$148.60		OSB R868
Anaesthesia	$119.16	assumed 2 hour surgery therefore 6 base units plus 1 unit in the first hour and 2 units after the first hour up to and including the first 1.5 hours	vascular surgeon in Toronto; OSB R868
Surgical assistance	$102.60	assumed 2 hour surgery therefore 6 base units plus 1 unit in the first hour and 2 units after the first hour	vascular surgeon in Toronto; OSB R868
Phlebectomy	$148.60	R837 is always performed with R868	OSB R837
Anaesthesia	$119.16	assumed 2 hour surgery therefore 6 base units plus 1 unit in the first hour and 2 units after the first hour up to and including the first 1.5 hours	vascular surgeon in Toronto; OSB R837
Surgical assistance	$102.60	assumed 2 hour surgery therefore 6 base units plus 1 unit in the first hour and 2 units after the first hour	vascular surgeon in Toronto; OSB R837
Short saphenous vein surgery	$107.50		OSB R869
Anaesthesia	$119.16	assumed 2 hour surgery and adjust cost based on proportion quoted above = $14.90	vascular surgeon in Toronto; OSB R869
Surgical assistance	$102.60	assumed 2 hour surgery and adjust cost based on proportion quoted above = $12.83	vascular surgeon in Toronto; OSB R869
Recurrent vein surgery	$353.80		OSB R844
Anaesthesia	$119.16	assumed 2 hour surgery and adjust cost based on proportion quoted above = $41.71	vascular surgeon in Toronto; OSB R844
Surgical assistance	$102.60	assumed 2 hour surgery and adjust cost based on proportion quoted above = $35.91	vascular surgeon in Toronto; OSB R844