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Bupa Employee Extras

An extras policy from Bupa.

  • Corporate policy, sold through employers and associations.

Premiums for every state, cover type and excess this policy is sold with, and what it covers, from the statement Bupa files with the government. Monthly, before the rebate and any Lifetime Health Cover loading.

From

$38.85a month

Single, NT, no excess, before the rebate.

Medicare levy surcharge
Does not exempt you
Ambulance
Emergency only, no limit
Who can join
Through an employer or group

The Private Health Information Statement for this price, on PrivateHealth.gov.au.

Against every other extras policy in NSW & ACT

Single cover, corporate and restricted policies included. Further right covers more services, higher up costs more.

This policyEvery other extras policy, 396 in all

It covers 8 services for $51.55 a month. Of the 396 other policies, 79 cost less and 343 cover more services.

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

NT$39
QLD$47
WA$45
SA$49
NSW$52
ACT$52
VIC$47
TAS$40
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To the nearest dollar, a month before the rebate. The tables below have every price to the cent.

Pays towards 8 of 27 standard services

Yearly limits, per person, against the typical policy

  1. General dental
    $600typical policy $800
  2. Major dentalshared with endodontic (root canals)
    $600typical policy $1,000
  3. Optical
    $200typical policy $220
  4. Physiotherapyshared with chiropractic, osteopathy
    $600typical policy $450
  5. Chiropracticshared with physiotherapy, osteopathy
    $600typical policy $400
This policyTypical policy

What it pays on common claims, against the typical policy

  1. Periodic oral exam (item 012)
    $34.10typical policy $35.20
  2. Scale and clean (item 114)
    $71.40typical policy $66.85
  3. Full crown, veneered (item 615)
    $600.00typical policy $773.80
  4. Single vision lenses and frames
    $181.60typical policy $220.00
  5. Physiotherapy, first visit
    $44.95typical policy $42.00
This policyTypical policy
ServiceWaiting periodYearly limit, per personPer policyExample benefits (NSW & ACT)
General dentalconditions apply2 months$600-Periodic oral exam (item 012): $34.10Scale and clean (item 114): $71.40Fluoride treatment (item 121): $19.50Simple extraction (item 322): $81.00
Major dentalconditions apply12 months$600shared with endodontic (root canals)-Full crown, veneered (item 615): $600.00
Endodontic (root canals)12 months$600shared with major dental-Root canal filling (item 417): $140.00
Optical2 months$200$400Multifocal lenses and frames: $200.00Single vision lenses and frames: $181.60
Physiotherapy2 months$600shared with chiropractic, osteopathy-Physiotherapy, first visit: $44.95Physiotherapy, later visit: $34.65
Chiropractic2 months$600shared with physiotherapy, osteopathy-Chiropractic, first visit: $40.00Chiropractic, later visit: $27.00
Remedial massage2 months$150$300Remedial massage, first visit: $28.50Remedial massage, later visit: $26.50
Osteopathy2 months$600shared with physiotherapy, chiropractic-Osteopathy, first visit: $49.00Osteopathy, later visit: $33.00

Not covered: orthodontics, non-pbs medicines, podiatry, psychology, acupuncture, hearing aids, blood glucose monitors, audiology, antenatal and postnatal, chinese herbal medicine, dietetics, exercise physiology, orthoptics, health management programs, home nursing, occupational therapy, orthotics, speech therapy, vaccinations.

Other services: Digital Mental Health: 100% back of the fee agreed between Bupa and the provider up to yearly limits at Bupa recognised providers.

From the insurer: You'll get access to higher set benefits at our Optical Partners, yearly limits and waiting periods apply.

Dentures payable once every 3 years. Periodic oral examination 012, Scale & Clean 114, Fluoride treatment 121 payable once every 6 months.

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.