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An extras policy from GU Health.

  • 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 GU Health files with the government. Monthly, before the rebate and any Lifetime Health Cover loading.

From

$129.17a month

Single, All states, no excess, before the rebate.

Medicare levy surcharge
Does not exempt you
Ambulance
Not covered
Who can join
Through an employer or group

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

GU Health's page for this policy

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 7 services for $129.17 a month. Of the 396 other policies, 299 cost less and 355 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.

No excess

StateSingleFamily
All states$129.17$258.33

Pays towards 7 of 27 standard services

Yearly limits, per person, against the typical policy

  1. General dental
    No annual limittypical policy $800
  2. Optical
    $200typical policy $220
  3. Physiotherapy
    $250typical policy $450
  4. Chiropracticshared with acupuncture, osteopathy
    $200typical policy $400
This policyTypical policy

What it pays on common claims, against the typical policy

  1. Periodic oral exam (item 012)
    70% of the feetypical policy $35.20
  2. Scale and clean (item 114)
    70% of the feetypical policy $66.85
  3. Single vision lenses and frames
    50% of the feetypical policy $220.00
  4. Physiotherapy, first visit
    70% of the feetypical policy $42.00
This policyTypical policy
ServiceWaiting periodYearly limit, per personExample benefits (all states)
General dentalNoneNo annual limitPeriodic oral exam (item 012): 70%Scale and clean (item 114): 70%Fluoride treatment (item 121): 70%Simple extraction (item 322): 70%
OpticalNone$200Multifocal lenses and frames: 50%Single vision lenses and frames: 50%
Non-PBS medicinesconditions applyNone$200Non-PBS prescription: 100%
PhysiotherapyNone$250Physiotherapy, first visit: 70%Physiotherapy, later visit: 70%
ChiropracticNone$200shared with acupuncture, osteopathyChiropractic, first visit: 70%Chiropractic, later visit: 70%
AcupunctureNone$200shared with chiropractic, osteopathyAcupuncture, first visit: 70%Acupuncture, later visit: 70%
OsteopathyNone$200shared with chiropractic, acupunctureOsteopathy, first visit: 70%Osteopathy, later visit: 70%

Not covered: major dental, endodontic (root canals), orthodontics, podiatry, psychology, remedial massage, 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.

Preventative dental is not counted against the dental limit.

From the insurer: GU Health specialises in corporate health cover, providing tailored health plans. Enjoy cover for the popular treatments including unlimited benefits for general dental.

Pharmaceutical benefits paid for items with an official pharmacy receipt, after you pay a sum equal to the Australian Government’s highest current PBS co-payment. Pharmaceutical limit increases by $25 each year up to $300.

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.