Private Health Information Statement - Combined policy

Basic Plus Hospital $750 excess with Active Life Extras

Monthly Premium

$151.03 #

(before any rebate, loading or discount)

Covers only one person

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.

Hospital cover

This policy exempts you from the Medicare Levy Surcharge.

This policy provides accident cover - check with your insurer for details.

This policy does not provide benefits for travel or accommodation (outside of hospital).

This policy includes cover for

Hospital Cover Legend
BloodPalliative careSleep studies
Hospital psychiatric servicesRehabilitation

This policy does not include cover for

Hospital Cover Legend
Assisted reproductive servicesEar, nose and throatLung and chest
Back, neck and spineEye (not cataracts)Male reproductive system
Bone, joint and muscleGastrointestinal endoscopyMiscarriage and termination of pregnancy
Brain and nervous systemGynaecologyPain management
Breast surgery (medically necessary)Heart and vascular systemPain management with device
CataractsHernia and appendixPlastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary)
Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancerImplantation of hearing devicesPodiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon – limited benefits)
Dental surgeryInsulin pumpsPregnancy and birth
Diabetes management (excluding insulin pumps)Joint reconstructionsSkin
Dialysis for chronic kidney failureJoint replacementsTonsils, adenoids and grommets
Digestive systemKidney and bladderWeight 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.

The following payments may also apply for hospital admissions

Excess: You will have to pay an excess on admission. This is limited to a maximum of $750 per person and $750 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 waiting period for Accident Cover is 2 months. 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$500 per policyPeriodic oral examination - $33.00
Scale & clean - $61.00
Fluoride treatment - $22.00
Surgical tooth extraction - $100.00
Major dental12$500 per policy
(combined limit for major dental & endodontic - Sub-limits apply)
Full crown veneered - $500.00
Endodontic12Filling of one root canal - $120.00
Optical6$220 per policySingle vision lenses & frames - $220.00
Multi-focal lenses & frames - $220.00
Physiotherapy2$400 per policy
(combined limit for physiotherapy & exercise physiology)
Initial visit - $39.00
Subsequent visit - $39.00
Chiropractic2$400 per policy
(combined limit for chiropractic, acupuncture, remedial massage, chinese medicine & osteopathy)
Initial visit - $28.00
Subsequent visit - $28.00
Acupuncture2Initial visit - $28.00
Subsequent visit - $28.00
Remedial massage2Initial visit - $28.00
Subsequent visit - $28.00
Chinese medicine2Initial visit - $28.00
Subsequent visit - $28.00
Exercise physiology2Combined limit - see PhysiotherapyInitial visit - $39.00
Subsequent visit - $39.00
Osteopathy2Combined limit - see ChiropracticInitial visit - $28.00
Subsequent visit - $28.00
Vaccinations2$175 per policyPer service - $35.00
Group physio/hydrotherapy session $18 per service. Flu vaccination 1 per calendar year $25 per service. Other eligible vaccines $35 per service.

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

General treatment legend
Blood glucose monitorsOrthodonticOther treatments - check with your insurer
Hearing aidsPodiatry
Non PBS pharmaceuticalsPsychology

For further information about this policy see

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

Ambulance cover

Pensioner Concession Card and Healthcare Card holders are entitled to free clinically necessary ambulance transport. If you are not eligible for a concession and want to be covered, you can purchase insurance from a private health insurer or take out a subscription with the state ambulance service (https://www.ambulance.vic.gov.au/membership).

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.