(before any rebate, loading or discount)
Covers only one person
Available in Western Australia
# You may be entitled to an Australian Government rebate on the above premium. Your premium may also include a Lifetime Health Cover loading or an insurer discount. Check with your insurer for details.
This policy exempts you from the Medicare Levy Surcharge.
This policy does not provide accident cover or benefits for travel and accommodation (outside of hospital).
| Back, neck and spine | Gastrointestinal endoscopy | Pain management |
| Blood | Gynaecology | Pain management with device |
| Bone, joint and muscle | Heart and vascular system | Palliative care |
| Brain and nervous system | Hernia and appendix | Plastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary) |
| Breast surgery (medically necessary) | Implantation of hearing devices | Podiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon – limited benefits) |
| Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancer | Insulin pumps | Skin |
| Dental surgery | Joint reconstructions | Sleep studies |
| Diabetes management (excluding insulin pumps) | Kidney and bladder | Tonsils, adenoids and grommets |
| Digestive system | Lung and chest | Hospital psychiatric services |
| Ear, nose and throat | Male reproductive system | Rehabilitation |
| Eye (not cataracts) | Miscarriage and termination of pregnancy |
| Assisted reproductive services | Dialysis for chronic kidney failure | Pregnancy and birth |
| Cataracts | Joint replacements | Weight loss surgery |
The benefits paid for hospital treatment will depend on the type of cover you purchase and whether your fund has an agreement in place with the hospital in which you are treated. See ‘Agreement Hospitals’ on privatehealth.gov.au for which hospitals have arrangements with your insurer – https://privatehealth.gov.au/dynamic/agreementhospitals.
Under this policy, you may have to pay out-of-pocket costs above what you get from Medicare or your private health insurer. Before you go to hospital, you should ask your doctors, hospital and health insurer about any out-of-pocket costs that may apply to you.
Excess: You will have to pay an excess of $750 per admission. This is limited to a maximum of $750 per person and $750 per policy per year.
Co-payments: No co-payments
Waiting periods:
This provider offers 'known gap' or 'no gap' cover for medical bills for this product.
The Medical Costs Finder lets you find out more about the cost of specialist medical services.
Silver Hospital provides private room coverage (subject to availability) for agreed services at an HBF Member Plus Hospital and there is no excess payable for any dependent children on a family policy. Silver Hospital also provides speech & sound processor replacements. Benefits for speech and sound processor replacements are available on this cover where the replacement is clinically necessary and provided as an outpatient service. Waiting periods and benefit limitations apply. Please refer to your product sheet and /or member guide for more information. Ambulance Care covers you for the times when you need non-urgent ambulance.
In Western Australia this policy provides:
Emergency: Unlimited with a waiting period of 7 days.
Non-emergency: Unlimited transport with a waiting period of 30 days.
Call-out fees: will be paid for each attendance, including emergency treatment without transport to hospital.
Emergency ambulance provides full cover for emergency treatment and urgent ambulance transport (by road) within Australia by a State Government ambulance provider or an HBF approved ambulance provider. Non-emergency ambulance services include transport from home to the hospital and transfers between hospitals. Services not covered include air ambulance services, transport between a public hospital to your home and transport not provided in an ambulance.
The information contained in this Private Health Information Statement was provided by the insurer and is intended as general information. It may not take into account your particular circumstances. For information please contact the insurer.
For information on what is covered under each category, see https://www.privatehealth.gov.au/categories
Restricted categories partially cover your hospital costs as a private patient in a public hospital. You may incur significant expenses in a private room or private hospital.
These categories are not covered by this policy.