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Wellness 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

$50.55a month

Single, TAS, no excess, before the rebate.

Medicare levy surcharge
Does not exempt you
Ambulance
Emergency only, 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.

This policyEvery other extras policy, 214 in all

It covers 17 services for $77.65 a month. Of the 214 other policies, 117 cost less and 95 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$58
QLD$73
WA$68
SA$71
NSW$78
ACT$78
VIC$71
TAS$51
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To the nearest dollar, a month before the rebate. The tables below have every price to the cent.

Pays towards 17 of 27 standard services

Yearly limits, per person, against the typical policy

  1. General dental
    $750typical policy $800
  2. Major dentalshared with endodontic (root canals)
    $750typical policy $1,000
  3. Optical
    $250typical policy $220
  4. Physiotherapyshared with chiropractic, osteopathy
    $800typical policy $450
  5. Chiropracticshared with physiotherapy, osteopathy
    $800typical policy $400
  6. Psychology
    $300typical 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)
    $690.00typical policy $773.80
  4. Single vision lenses and frames
    $181.60typical policy $220.00
  5. Physiotherapy, first visit
    $44.95typical policy $42.00
  6. Psychology, first visit
    $99.00typical policy $75.00
This policyTypical policy
ServiceWaiting periodYearly limit, per personPer policyExample benefits (NSW & ACT)
General dentalconditions apply2 months$750-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$750shared with endodontic (root canals)-Full crown, veneered (item 615): $690.00
Endodontic (root canals)12 months$750shared with major dental-Root canal filling (item 417): $140.00
Orthodontics12 months$600, $1,200 lifetime-Braces, upper and lower, with retainer (item 881): 100%
Optical2 months$250-Multifocal lenses and frames: $250.00Single vision lenses and frames: $181.60
Non-PBS medicinesconditions apply2 months$300-Non-PBS prescription: 100%
Physiotherapy2 months$800shared with chiropractic, osteopathy-Physiotherapy, first visit: $44.95Physiotherapy, later visit: $34.65
Chiropractic2 months$800shared with physiotherapy, osteopathy-Chiropractic, first visit: $40.00Chiropractic, later visit: $27.00
Podiatry2 months$200shared with orthotics-Podiatry, first visit: $28.60Podiatry, later visit: $28.60
Psychology2 months$300-Psychology, first visit: $99.00Psychology, later visit: $88.50
Acupuncture2 months$400shared with remedial massage, chinese herbal medicine, exercise physiology$800Acupuncture, later visit: $26.40
Remedial massage2 months$400shared with acupuncture, chinese herbal medicine, exercise physiology$800Remedial massage, first visit: $34.50Remedial massage, later visit: $26.50
Chinese herbal medicine2 months$400shared with acupuncture, remedial massage, exercise physiology$800Chinese herbal medicine, first visit: $28.80Chinese herbal medicine, later visit: $21.60
Dieteticsconditions apply2 months$300-Dietetics, first visit: $50.60Dietetics, later visit: $25.30
Exercise physiology2 months$400shared with acupuncture, remedial massage, chinese herbal medicine$800Exercise physiology, first visit: $28.80Exercise physiology, later visit: $21.60
Orthoticsconditions apply12 months$200shared with podiatry-Orthotics: 60%
Osteopathy2 months$800shared with physiotherapy, chiropractic-Osteopathy, first visit: $49.00Osteopathy, later visit: $33.00

Not covered: hearing aids, blood glucose monitors, audiology, antenatal and postnatal, orthoptics, health management programs, home nursing, occupational therapy, speech therapy, vaccinations.

Other services: 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. 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 including a ‘no-gap’ fixed-priced package experience on glasses, yearly limits and waiting periods apply.

Pharmacy benefit paid after deduction of the PBS co-payment. Dietary covers consultations only. Dentures payable once every 3 years. Periodic oral examination 012, Scale & Clean 114, Fluoride treatment 121 payable once every 6 months. Preventative treatment (012,121,114) doesn't reduce yearly limit. Two fully custom-made orthoses (one pair) are payable once per person per calendar year.

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.