Venous Clinical Severity Score (VCSS)

Venous Clinical Severity Score (Vasquez 2010): 10 attributes each scored 0-3; total 0-30, higher = more severe chronic venous disease.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Pain
2
Varicose veins
2
Venous edema
1
Skin pigmentation
1
Inflammation
1

Result: Venous Clinical Severity Score 7 of 30 — higher = more severe venous disease.

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What the result means

0-30
10 attributes each 0-3; higher = more severe chronic venous disease. Complements CEAP. A severity score, not a diagnosis.

What you enter

  • Pain (0-3)
  • Varicose veins (0-3)
  • Venous edema (0-3)
  • Skin pigmentation (0-3)
  • Inflammation (0-3)
  • Induration (0-3)
  • Number of active ulcers (0-3)
  • Active ulcer duration (0-3)
The other 2 fields
  • Active ulcer size (0-3)
  • Use of compression therapy (0-3)
How this is calculated

Vasquez MA, Rabe E, McLafferty RB, et al. Revision of the venous clinical severity score: venous outcomes consensus statement. J Vasc Surg. 2010;52(5):1387-1396. Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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