Basic Plus Hospital and Base Set Extras (with Optical)
A Basic Plus hospital and extras policy from AIA Health.
Premiums for every state, cover type and excess this policy is sold with, and what it covers, from the statement AIA Health files with the government. Monthly, before the rebate and any Lifetime Health Cover loading.
From
Single, NT, $750 excess, before the rebate.
- Medicare levy surcharge
- Exempts you
- Excess options
- $750
- Ambulance
- Emergency only, call-out fees included, no limit
- Who can join
- Anyone
The Private Health Information Statement for this price, on PrivateHealth.gov.au.
Against every other Basic hospital and extras policy in NSW & ACT
Single cover, each policy at its cheapest excess, counting policies anyone can buy.
- Basic95 policies$155.0015th cheapest of 95
Monthly premium by state and cover type
NSW prices also apply in the ACT. Each price in the tables opens its official Private Health Information Statement on PrivateHealth.gov.au, with a PDF to download.
Single premium in each state
To the nearest dollar, a month before the rebate. The tables below have every price to the cent.
$750 excessat most $1,500 a year for couples and families
| State | Single | Couple | Family | Single parent | Extended family | Extended single parent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW & ACT | $155.00 | $310.00 | $316.85 | $252.10 | $394.35 | $310.00 |
| VIC | $148.21 | $296.42 | $303.27 | $251.95 | $377.37 | $296.42 |
| QLD | $155.92 | $311.85 | $318.70 | $265.07 | $396.65 | $311.84 |
| SA | $143.71 | $287.41 | $294.26 | $244.29 | $366.12 | $287.42 |
| WA | $125.71 | $251.41 | $258.26 | $210.33 | $321.12 | $251.42 |
| TAS | $150.94 | $301.89 | $308.74 | $256.59 | $384.20 | $301.88 |
| NT | $98.74 | $197.49 | $204.34 | $167.86 | $253.70 | $197.48 |
6 of 38 clinical categories covered in full, 3 restricted
Restricted means the policy pays only the minimum, about what a public hospital charges, so a private hospital stay can leave a large bill. Not covered means the policy pays nothing for that treatment in hospital.
- Covered in full6
- Restricted3
- Not covered29
Covered 6
- Dental surgery
- Gynaecology
- Hernia and appendix
- Joint reconstructions
- Miscarriage and termination of pregnancy
- Tonsils, adenoids and grommets
Restricted 3
- Hospital psychiatric services
- Palliative care
- Rehabilitation
Not covered 29
- Assisted reproductive services
- Back, neck and spine
- Blood
- Bone, joint and muscle
- Brain and nervous system
- Breast surgery (medically necessary)
- Cataracts
- Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancer
- Diabetes management (excluding insulin pumps)
- Dialysis for chronic kidney failure
- Digestive system
- Ear, nose and throat
- Eye (not cataracts)
- Gastrointestinal endoscopy
- Heart and vascular system
- Implantation of hearing devices
- Insulin pumps
- Joint replacements
- Kidney and bladder
- Lung and chest
- Male reproductive system
- Pain management
- Pain management with device
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary)
- Podiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon)
- Pregnancy and birth
- Skin
- Sleep studies
- Weight loss surgery
Waiting periods
- Pre-existing conditions
- 12 months
- Psychiatric, rehabilitation and palliative care
- 2 months
- All other hospital treatment
- 2 months
Excess and other costs
Excess options: $750, paid when you are admitted. No excess for dependants.
Offers the age-based discount for people who join between 18 and 29.
From the insurer: All policies include membership to AIA Vitality Starter, the science-backed health and wellbeing program that rewards you for looking after your health. If you have held an AIA Health Insurance policy for a minimum of six months and have an AIA Vitality status of Silver or above, we will refund $500 of your excess (Excess Refund) in the event that you’re admitted to hospital.
Pays towards 11 of 27 standard services
Yearly limits, per person, against the typical policy
- General dental$400typical policy $800
- Optical$100typical policy $220
- Physiotherapyshared with 5 other services$300typical policy $450
- Chiropracticshared with 5 other services$300typical policy $400
- Psychology$100typical policy $400
What it pays on common claims, against the typical policy
- Periodic oral exam (item 012)$29.00typical policy $35.20
- Scale and clean (item 114)$50.00typical policy $66.85
- Single vision lenses and frames100% of the feetypical policy $220.00
- Physiotherapy, first visit$40.00typical policy $42.00
- Psychology, first visit$50.00typical policy $75.00
| Service | Waiting period | Yearly limit, per person | Per policy | Example benefits (all states) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General dental | 2 months | $400 | - | Periodic oral exam (item 012): $29.00Scale and clean (item 114): $50.00Fluoride treatment (item 121): $22.00 |
| Optical | 6 months | $100 | $200 | Single vision lenses and frames: 100% |
| Physiotherapy | 2 months | $300shared with 5 other services | $600 | Physiotherapy, first visit: $40.00Physiotherapy, later visit: $30.00 |
| Chiropractic | 2 months | $300shared with 5 other services | $600 | Chiropractic, first visit: $35.00Chiropractic, later visit: $25.00 |
| Psychology | 2 months | $100 | - | Psychology, first visit: $50.00Psychology, later visit: $25.00 |
| Acupuncture | 2 months | $300shared with 5 other services | $600 | Acupuncture, first visit: $30.00Acupuncture, later visit: $20.00 |
| Remedial massage | 2 months | $300shared with 5 other services | $600 | Remedial massage, first visit: $30.00Remedial massage, later visit: $20.00 |
| Dietetics | 2 months | $100 | - | Dietetics, first visit: $40.00 |
| Exercise physiology | 2 months | $300shared with 5 other services | $600 | Exercise physiology, first visit: $40.00Exercise physiology, later visit: $30.00 |
| Health management programs | 2 months | $100 | - | Health management program: $50.00 |
| Osteopathy | 2 months | $300shared with 5 other services | $600 | Osteopathy, first visit: $40.00Osteopathy, later visit: $30.00 |
Not covered: major dental, endodontic (root canals), orthodontics, non-pbs medicines, podiatry, hearing aids, blood glucose monitors, audiology, antenatal and postnatal, chinese herbal medicine, orthoptics, home nursing, occupational therapy, orthotics, speech therapy, vaccinations.
Other services: Psychology benefit also includes cover for counselling services.
Example benefits are what the policy pays for that item at a provider without a special arrangement with the insurer; a percentage is of the fee charged. The typical policy is the middle one of the 708 extras policies on the market that aren't sold only through employers.
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Source: PrivateHealth.gov.au data (Private Health Insurance Ombudsman) via data.gov.au, licensed CC BY 3.0 AU. Normalised by The Finance Algorithm from the extract dated 1 Oct 2026, read on 23 Oct 2026.
Premiums are monthly and shown before the Australian Government rebate and any Lifetime Health Cover loading or age-based discount. Confirm the price and the cover with the insurer before you buy; the official statement for every policy is on PrivateHealth.gov.au. This is general information, not advice, and no insurer pays to be listed or ranked here.