Top Extras
An extras policy from Bupa.
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
Single, TAS, no excess, before the rebate.
- Medicare levy surcharge
- Does not exempt you
- 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 extras policy in NSW & ACT
Single cover, counting policies anyone can buy. Further right covers more services, higher up costs more.
It covers 24 services for $143.25 a month. Of the 214 other policies, 195 cost less and 23 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
To the nearest dollar, a month before the rebate. The tables below have every price to the cent.
No excess
| State | Single | Couple | Family | Single parent | Extended family | Extended single parent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW & ACT | $143.25 | $286.50 | $300.75 | $243.55 | $422.65 | $293.65 |
| VIC | $132.50 | $265.00 | $278.25 | $225.25 | $390.90 | $271.65 |
| QLD | $130.25 | $260.50 | $273.55 | $221.40 | $384.20 | $267.05 |
| SA | $135.15 | $270.30 | $283.85 | $229.75 | $398.70 | $277.10 |
| WA | $136.55 | $273.10 | $286.70 | $232.15 | $402.85 | $279.95 |
| TAS | $91.15 | $182.30 | $191.50 | $154.95 | $268.90 | $186.85 |
| NT | $97.40 | $194.80 | $204.60 | $165.60 | $287.35 | $199.65 |
Pays towards 24 of 27 standard services
Yearly limits, per person, against the typical policy
- General dental$1,000typical policy $800
- Major dentalshared with endodontic (root canals)$1,000typical policy $1,000
- Optical$300typical policy $220
- Physiotherapyshared with chiropractic, osteopathy$950typical policy $450
- Chiropracticshared with physiotherapy, osteopathy$950typical policy $400
- Psychologyshared with acupuncture, chinese herbal medicine, exercise physiology$450typical policy $400
What it pays on common claims, against the typical policy
- Periodic oral exam (item 012)$44.00typical policy $35.20
- Scale and clean (item 114)$88.85typical policy $66.85
- Full crown, veneered (item 615)$1,000.00typical policy $773.80
- Single vision lenses and frames$245.00typical policy $220.00
- Physiotherapy, first visit$62.70typical policy $42.00
- Psychology, first visit$120.00typical policy $75.00
| Service | Waiting period | Yearly limit, per person | Example benefits (NSW & ACT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General dentalconditions apply | 2 months | $1,000 | Periodic oral exam (item 012): $44.00Scale and clean (item 114): $88.85Fluoride treatment (item 121): $22.50Simple extraction (item 322): $130.00 |
| Major dentalconditions apply | 12 months | $1,000shared with endodontic (root canals) | Full crown, veneered (item 615): $1,000.00 |
| Endodontic (root canals) | 12 months | $1,000shared with major dental | Root canal filling (item 417): $176.40 |
| Orthodontics | 12 months | $800, $1,600 lifetime | Braces, upper and lower, with retainer (item 881): 100% |
| Optical | 2 months | $300 | Multifocal lenses and frames: $300.00Single vision lenses and frames: $245.00 |
| Non-PBS medicinesconditions apply | 2 months | $400 | Non-PBS prescription: 100% |
| Physiotherapy | 2 months | $950shared with chiropractic, osteopathy | Physiotherapy, first visit: $62.70Physiotherapy, later visit: $52.25 |
| Chiropractic | 2 months | $950shared with physiotherapy, osteopathy | Chiropractic, first visit: $55.00Chiropractic, later visit: $37.00 |
| Podiatry | 2 months | $450shared with orthotics | Podiatry, first visit: $49.40Podiatry, later visit: $41.60 |
| Psychology | 2 months | $450shared with acupuncture, chinese herbal medicine, exercise physiology | Psychology, first visit: $120.00Psychology, later visit: $101.50 |
| Acupuncture | 2 months | $450shared with psychology, chinese herbal medicine, exercise physiology | Acupuncture, first visit: $44.20Acupuncture, later visit: $35.10 |
| Remedial massage | 2 months | $250 | Remedial massage, first visit: $51.50Remedial massage, later visit: $40.50 |
| Hearing aidsconditions apply | 12 months | $1,000, 1 every 3 years | Hearing aid: 70% |
| Blood glucose monitorsconditions apply | 12 months | $500, 1 every year | Blood glucose monitor: 70% |
| Antenatal and postnatalconditions apply | 2 months | $250 | Antenatal and postnatal, first visit: $21.00 |
| Chinese herbal medicine | 2 months | $450shared with psychology, acupuncture, exercise physiology | Chinese herbal medicine, first visit: $36.40Chinese herbal medicine, later visit: $27.30 |
| Dieteticsconditions apply | 2 months | $450shared with orthoptics, occupational therapy, speech therapy | Dietetics, first visit: $61.20Dietetics, later visit: $33.60 |
| Exercise physiology | 2 months | $450shared with psychology, acupuncture, chinese herbal medicine | Exercise physiology, first visit: $36.40Exercise physiology, later visit: $27.30 |
| Orthoptics | 2 months | $450shared with dietetics, occupational therapy, speech therapy | Orthoptics, first visit: $38.40Orthoptics, later visit: $32.40 |
| Home nursingconditions apply | 2 months | $350 | Home nursing, first visit: $35.00 |
| Occupational therapy | 2 months | $450shared with dietetics, orthoptics, speech therapy | Occupational therapy, first visit: $81.50Occupational therapy, later visit: $65.50 |
| Orthoticsconditions apply | 12 months | $450shared with podiatry | Orthotics: 70% |
| Osteopathy | 2 months | $950shared with physiotherapy, chiropractic | Osteopathy, first visit: $67.50Osteopathy, later visit: $45.50 |
| Speech therapy | 2 months | $450shared with dietetics, orthoptics, occupational therapy | Speech therapy, first visit: $103.20Speech therapy, later visit: $60.00 |
Not covered: audiology, health management programs, vaccinations.
Preventative dental is not counted against the dental limit.
Other services: Includes access to Blua Online Doctor Appointments. We pay 100% of the cost for eligible consults only, up to a yearly limit of 3 services per person. Benefits are not payable for services listed on the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS). 2-months waiting period, eligibility criteria, terms and conditions apply. 100% of travel expenses up to $100 per person, and $40 per night of accommodation fees up to $150 per person for essential hospital or medical treatment where the total return distance is 200km or more from home. Where applicable, benefits are paid under Hospital cover only (you cannot claim under both Hospital and Extras for the same trip). 2-months waiting period and eligibility criteria apply. Mental health includes Psychology, Digital Mental Health, Social Work (psychological therapies), and Counselling (including Indigenous Counselling).
From the insurer: You’ll get access to higher set benefits at our Optical Partners including a ‘no-gap’ fixed-priced package experience on glasses, yearly limits and waiting periods apply.
Ante/Post-natal consultations and courses including lactation consultations, with a Bupa recognised provider in private practice. Pharmacy benefit paid after deduction of the PBS co-payment. Home nursing covers selected services. Dietary covers consultations only. Blood Glucose monitors are payable once per year, Hearing Aids are payable once every 3 years, yearly limits and waiting periods apply. Dentures payable once every 3 years. Two fully custom-made orthoses (one pair) are payable once per person per calendar year. 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.