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GMHBA SmartCare Complete Extras

An extras policy from GMHBA.

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

$109.30a 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, counting policies anyone can buy. Further right covers more services, higher up costs more.

This policyEvery other extras policy, 214 in all

It covers 15 services for $109.30 a month. Of the 214 other policies, 167 cost less and 110 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$109
QLD$109
WA$109
SA$109
NSW$109
ACT$109
VIC$109
TAS$109
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To the nearest dollar, a month before the rebate. The tables below have every price to the cent.

Pays towards 15 of 27 standard services

Yearly limits, per person, against the typical policy

  1. General dentalshared with 14 other services
    $1,500typical policy $800
  2. Major dentalshared with 14 other services
    $1,500typical policy $1,000
  3. Physiotherapyshared with 14 other services
    $1,500typical policy $450
  4. Chiropracticshared with 14 other services
    $1,500typical policy $400
  5. Psychologyshared with 14 other services
    $1,500typical policy $400
This policyTypical policy

What it pays on common claims, against the typical policy

  1. Periodic oral exam (item 012)
    100% of the feetypical policy $35.20
  2. Scale and clean (item 114)
    100% of the feetypical policy $66.85
  3. Full crown, veneered (item 615)
    60% of the feetypical policy $773.80
  4. Physiotherapy, first visit
    60% of the feetypical policy $42.00
  5. Psychology, first visit
    60% of the feetypical policy $75.00
This policyTypical policy
ServiceWaiting periodYearly limit, per personExample benefits (all states)
General dental2 months$1,500shared with 14 other servicesPeriodic oral exam (item 012): 100%Scale and clean (item 114): 100%Fluoride treatment (item 121): 100%
Major dental12 months$1,500shared with 14 other servicesSurgical extraction (item 322): 60%Full crown, veneered (item 615): 60%
Endodontic (root canals)12 months$1,500shared with 14 other servicesRoot canal filling (item 417): 60%
Orthodontics12 months$1,500shared with 14 other servicesBraces, upper and lower, with retainer (item 881): 60%
Physiotherapy2 months$1,500shared with 14 other servicesPhysiotherapy, first visit: 60%Physiotherapy, later visit: 60%
Chiropractic2 months$1,500shared with 14 other servicesChiropractic, first visit: 60%Chiropractic, later visit: 60%
Podiatry2 months$1,500shared with 14 other servicesPodiatry, first visit: 60%Podiatry, later visit: 60%
Psychology2 months$1,500shared with 14 other servicesPsychology, first visit: 60%Psychology, later visit: 60%
Acupuncture2 months$1,500shared with 14 other servicesAcupuncture, first visit: 60%Acupuncture, later visit: 60%
Remedial massage2 months$1,500shared with 14 other servicesRemedial massage, first visit: 60%Remedial massage, later visit: 60%
Hearing aids12 months$1,500shared with 14 other servicesHearing aid: 60%
Blood glucose monitors12 months$1,500shared with 14 other servicesBlood glucose monitor: 60%
Audiology2 months$1,500shared with 14 other servicesAudiology, first visit: 60%Audiology, later visit: 60%
Orthotics12 months$1,500shared with 14 other servicesOrthotics: 60%
Osteopathy2 months$1,500shared with 14 other servicesOsteopathy, first visit: 60%Osteopathy, later visit: 60%

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

From the insurer: Preventative dental pays at 100% of provider fee up to product limit. General dental pays at 60% of provider fee up to product limit. Orthodontic has a lifetime limit of $3,000 per person. Psychology also includes Counselling, Mental Health Social Workers and Mental Health Nurses.

Overall combined product limit is $1,500 per person, sub-limit of $750 applies to each treatment type.

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.