Private Health Information Statement - Combined policy

Silver Plus Secure Hospital - $250/$500 excess with Healthy Extras

Monthly Premium

$822.60 #

(before any rebate, loading or discount)

Covers two adults & dependants, including non-student dependants (3 or more people, only 2 of whom are adults)

Available in Victoria

# 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 covers children, students up to and including the age of 31 and non-students up to and including the age of 31, as well as persons with a disability who qualify as a child, student or non-student in these age ranges.

Hospital cover

This policy exempts you from the Medicare Levy Surcharge.

This policy provides benefits for travel or accommodation (outside of hospital) - check with your insurer for details.

This policy does not provide accident cover.

This policy includes cover for

Hospital Cover Legend
Back, neck and spineEar, nose and throatMale reproductive system
BloodEye (not cataracts)Miscarriage and termination of pregnancy
Bone, joint and muscleGastrointestinal endoscopyPain management
Brain and nervous systemGynaecologyPalliative care
Breast surgery (medically necessary)Heart and vascular systemPlastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary)
CataractsHernia and appendixPodiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon – limited benefits)
Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancerImplantation of hearing devicesSkin
Dental surgeryJoint reconstructionsSleep studies
Diabetes management (excluding insulin pumps)Joint replacementsTonsils, adenoids and grommets
Dialysis for chronic kidney failureKidney and bladderHospital psychiatric services
Digestive systemLung and chestRehabilitation

This policy does not include cover for

Hospital Cover Legend
Assisted reproductive servicesPain management with deviceWeight loss surgery
Insulin pumpsPregnancy and birth

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.

The following payments may also apply for hospital admissions

Excess: You will have to pay an excess of $250 per admission. This is limited to a maximum of $250 per person and $500 per policy per year.

Co-payments: No co-payments

The following waiting periods for hospital admissions apply to new or upgrading members

Waiting periods:

  • 2 months for palliative care, rehabilitation and hospital psychiatric treatments, even if pre-existing
  • 12 months for other pre-existing conditions
  • 2 months for all other treatments

Gap Cover

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.

Other features of this hospital cover

The excess does not apply to any dependants under the age of 18.

For further information about this policy see

https://hciltd.com.au/packaged-cover

General Treatment Cover

This health insurer does not operate a preferred provider scheme.

This policy includes General treatment (Extras) cover for

General treatment legend
TreatmentWaiting period (months)Benefit limits (per 12 months unless otherwise stated)Examples of maximum benefits
General dental2$1,100 per person
(Sub-limits apply)
Periodic oral examination - $39.00
Scale & clean - $72.00
Fluoride treatment - $28.00
Surgical tooth extraction - $120.00
Major dental12$1,650 per person
(combined limit for major dental, endodontic & orthodontic - Sub-limits apply)
Full crown veneered - $600.00
Endodontic12Filling of one root canal - $145.00
Orthodontic12Braces for upper & lower teeth, including removal plus fitting of retainer - $600.00
Optical6$240 per personSingle vision lenses & frames - $240.00
Multi-focal lenses & frames - $240.00
Non PBS pharmaceuticals2$700 per person
(Sub-limits apply)
Per eligible prescription - $75.00
Physiotherapy2$700 per person
(combined limit for physiotherapy & exercise physiology)
Initial visit - $60.00
Subsequent visit - $60.00
Chiropractic2$500 per person
(combined limit for chiropractic, acupuncture, remedial massage, chinese medicine & osteopathy)
Initial visit - $37.00
Subsequent visit - $37.00
Podiatry2$1,000 per person
(combined limit for podiatry, dietetics/dietary advice, eye therapy (orthoptics), occupational therapy, orthotics (podiatric orthoses) & speech therapy - Sub-limits apply)
Initial visit - $40.00
Subsequent visit - $40.00
Psychology2$250 per personInitial visit - $60.00
Subsequent visit - $60.00
Acupuncture2Combined limit - see ChiropracticInitial visit - $37.00
Subsequent visit - $37.00
Remedial massage2Combined limit - see ChiropracticInitial visit - $37.00
Subsequent visit - $37.00
Hearing aids36$1,600 per person
2 appliance(s) every 3 years
(Sub-limits apply)
Hearing aid - $800.00
Blood glucose monitors12$300 per person
1 appliance(s) every 3 years
(Sub-limits apply)
Per monitor - $300.00
Audiology2$200 per personInitial visit - $33.00
Subsequent visit - $33.00
Chinese medicine2Combined limit - see ChiropracticInitial visit - $37.00
Subsequent visit - $37.00
Dietetics/dietary advice2Combined limit - see PodiatryInitial visit - $33.00
Subsequent visit - $33.00
Exercise physiology2Combined limit - see PhysiotherapyInitial visit - $60.00
Subsequent visit - $60.00
Eye therapy (orthoptics)2Combined limit - see PodiatryInitial visit - $30.00
Subsequent visit - $30.00
Health management / Healthy lifestyle2$300 per person
(Sub-limits apply)
Health management - $120.00
Home nursing2$500 per personInitial visit - $40.00
Subsequent visit - $40.00
Occupational therapy2Combined limit - see PodiatryInitial visit - $33.00
Subsequent visit - $33.00
Orthotics (podiatric orthoses)2Combined limit - see PodiatryOrthotics supply & fit - $200.00
Osteopathy2Combined limit - see ChiropracticInitial visit - $37.00
Subsequent visit - $37.00
Speech therapy2Combined limit - see PodiatryInitial visit - $33.00
Subsequent visit - $33.00
Vaccinations2$250 per person up to $500 per policy
(Sub-limits apply)
Per service - $75.00
Group physio/hydrotherapy session $18 per service. Flu vaccination 1 per calendar year $25 per service. Other eligible vaccines $75 per service. For eligible medicinal cannabis prescriptions a 12 month waiting period applies

This policy does not include General treatment (Extras) cover for

General treatment legend
Other treatments - check with your insurer

For further information about this policy see

https://hciltd.com.au/packaged-cover

Ambulance cover

In Victoria this policy provides:

Emergency: Unlimited with a waiting period of 2 months.

Call-out fees:  will be paid for each attendance, including emergency treatment without transport to hospital.

For further information about this policy see

https://hciltd.com.au/packaged-cover

Disclaimer

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.

Covered

For information on what is covered under each category, see https://www.privatehealth.gov.au/categories

Restricted

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.

Not Covered

These categories are not covered by this policy.