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Frank Bundables

An extras policy from GMHBA.

  • Sold as Frank Health Insurance.
  • Only sold with particular other policies.

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

From

$15.50a month

Single, NSW & ACT, no excess, before the rebate.

Medicare levy surcharge
Does not exempt you
Ambulance
Not covered
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, corporate and restricted policies included. Further right covers more services, higher up costs more.

This policyEvery other extras policy, 396 in all

It covers 13 services for $15.50 a month. Of the 396 other policies, 2 cost less and 271 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$16
QLD$16
WA$16
SA$16
NSW$16
ACT$16
VIC$16
TAS$16
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To the nearest dollar, a month before the rebate. The tables below have every price to the cent.

Pays towards 13 of 27 standard services

Yearly limits, against the typical policy

  1. General dentalshared with 12 other services
    $250typical policy $800
  2. Major dentalshared with 12 other services
    $250typical policy $1,000
  3. Opticalshared with 12 other services
    $250typical policy $220
  4. Physiotherapyshared with 12 other services
    $250typical policy $450
  5. Chiropracticshared with 12 other services
    $250typical policy $400
  6. Psychologyshared with 12 other services
    $250typical policy $400
This policyTypical policy

What it pays on common claims, against the typical policy

  1. Periodic oral exam (item 012)
    50% of the feetypical policy $35.20
  2. Scale and clean (item 114)
    50% of the feetypical policy $66.85
  3. Full crown, veneered (item 615)
    50% of the feetypical policy $773.80
  4. Single vision lenses and frames
    50% of the feetypical policy $220.00
  5. Physiotherapy, first visit
    50% of the feetypical policy $42.00
  6. Psychology, first visit
    50% of the feetypical policy $75.00
This policyTypical policy
ServiceWaiting periodYearly limitExample benefits (all states)
General dental2 months$250shared with 12 other servicesPeriodic oral exam (item 012): 50%Scale and clean (item 114): 50%Fluoride treatment (item 121): 50%
Major dental12 months$250shared with 12 other servicesSurgical extraction (item 322): 50%Full crown, veneered (item 615): 50%
Endodontic (root canals)12 months$250shared with 12 other servicesRoot canal filling (item 417): 50%
Orthodontics12 months$250shared with 12 other servicesBraces, upper and lower, with retainer (item 881): 50%
Optical6 months$250shared with 12 other servicesMultifocal lenses and frames: 50%Single vision lenses and frames: 50%
Physiotherapy2 months$250shared with 12 other servicesPhysiotherapy, first visit: 50%Physiotherapy, later visit: 50%
Chiropractic2 months$250shared with 12 other servicesChiropractic, first visit: 50%Chiropractic, later visit: 50%
Podiatry2 months$250shared with 12 other servicesPodiatry, first visit: 50%Podiatry, later visit: 50%
Psychology2 months$250shared with 12 other servicesPsychology, first visit: 50%Psychology, later visit: 50%
Acupuncture2 months$250shared with 12 other servicesAcupuncture, first visit: 50%Acupuncture, later visit: 50%
Remedial massage2 months$250shared with 12 other servicesRemedial massage, first visit: 50%Remedial massage, later visit: 50%
Orthotics12 months$250shared with 12 other servicesOrthotics: 50%
Osteopathy2 months$250shared with 12 other servicesOsteopathy, first visit: 50%Osteopathy, later visit: 50%

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

From the insurer: Psychology also includes Counselling, Mental Health Social Workers and Mental Health Nurses. Podiatry and Orthotics are combined under the same sub-limit. Orthodontic has a lifetime limit of $500 per person.

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.