Peripheral vascular disease
Here you'll find our current definition of the critical illness, additional condition or child specific condition we cover. We've also listed any previous definitions we may have had. With each new definition we've highlighted what's changed from the previous definition.
Current definition
March 2020
Peripheral vascular disease - with bypass surgery
A definite diagnosis of peripheral vascular disease supported by evidence from an ultrasound of obstruction in the arteries which results in the undergoing of, or inclusion on the NHS waiting list for, bypass graft surgery to the arteries of the legs.
For the above definition, the following is not covered:
- angioplasty.
Change from the previous definition
We've added advanced surgery benefit so that we now pay out on inclusion on NHS surgery wait list.
Previous definitions
December 2018
Peripheral vascular disease - with by-pass surgery
A definite diagnosis of peripheral vascular disease supported by evidence from an ultrasound of obstruction in the arteries which results in by-pass graft surgery to the arteries of the legs.
The following is not covered:
- angioplasty