Gold Superior Hospital & Superior Lite Benefits
A Gold hospital and 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
Single parent, NSW & ACT, $250 excess, before the rebate.
- Medicare levy surcharge
- Exempts you
- Excess options
- $250
- Ambulance
- Emergency and non-emergency, no limit
- Who can join
- Through an employer or group
The Private Health Information Statement for this price, on PrivateHealth.gov.au.
Against every other Gold hospital and extras policy in NSW & ACT
Single parent cover, each policy at its cheapest excess, corporate and restricted policies included.
- Gold84 policies$379.173rd cheapest of 84
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 parent premium in each state
To the nearest dollar, a month before the rebate. The tables below have every price to the cent.
All 38 clinical categories covered in full
- Covered in full38
Covered 38
- Assisted reproductive services
- Back, neck and spine
- Blood
- Bone, joint and muscle
- Brain and nervous system
- Breast surgery (medically necessary)
- Cataracts
- Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancer
- Dental surgery
- Diabetes management (excluding insulin pumps)
- Dialysis for chronic kidney failure
- Digestive system
- Ear, nose and throat
- Eye (not cataracts)
- Gastrointestinal endoscopy
- Gynaecology
- Heart and vascular system
- Hernia and appendix
- Hospital psychiatric services
- Implantation of hearing devices
- Insulin pumps
- Joint reconstructions
- Joint replacements
- Kidney and bladder
- Lung and chest
- Male reproductive system
- Miscarriage and termination of pregnancy
- Pain management
- Pain management with device
- Palliative care
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary)
- Podiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon)
- Pregnancy and birth
- Rehabilitation
- Skin
- Sleep studies
- Tonsils, adenoids and grommets
- Weight loss surgery
Waiting periods
- Pre-existing conditions
- 12 months
- Pregnancy and birth
- 12 months
- Psychiatric, rehabilitation and palliative care
- 2 months
- All other hospital treatment
- None
Excess and other costs
Excess options: $250, paid when you are admitted. No excess for dependants.
From the insurer: Home support services and programs: This program allows you to leave hospital early and continue to receive expert in-home care, so you can recover in the comfort of your own home. Added in-hospital carer benefit of up to $60 per night for the carers accommodation with your stay in hospital and $30 per day for the carer’s in-hospital meals, up to a total of $600. Travel and Accommodation Benefits capped at $250 per admission (eligibility criteria applies), Check product information and Fund Rules for further information.
Pays towards 24 of 27 standard services
Yearly limits, per person, against the typical policy
- General dental$1,200typical policy $800
- Major dentalshared with endodontic (root canals), orthodontics$1,700typical policy $1,000
- Optical$350typical policy $220
- Physiotherapyshared with 4 other services$600typical policy $450
- Chiropracticshared with osteopathy$500typical policy $400
- Psychologyshared with 5 other services$500typical policy $400
What it pays on common claims, against the typical policy
- Periodic oral exam (item 012)80% of the feetypical policy $35.20
- Scale and clean (item 114)80% of the feetypical policy $66.85
- Full crown, veneered (item 615)80% of the feetypical policy $773.80
- Single vision lenses and frames80% of the feetypical policy $220.00
- Physiotherapy, first visit80% of the feetypical policy $42.00
- Psychology, first visit80% of the feetypical policy $75.00
| Service | Waiting period | Yearly limit, per person | Example benefits (all states) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General dental | None | $1,200, 4 every year | Periodic oral exam (item 012): 80%Scale and clean (item 114): 80%Fluoride treatment (item 121): 80%Simple extraction (item 322): 80% |
| Major dental | 12 months | $1,700shared with endodontic (root canals), orthodontics | Full crown, veneered (item 615): 80% |
| Endodontic (root canals) | 12 months | $1,700shared with major dental, orthodontics | Root canal filling (item 417): 80% |
| Orthodontics | 12 months | $1,700shared with major dental, endodontic (root canals) | Braces, upper and lower, with retainer (item 881): 80% |
| Optical | None | $350 | Multifocal lenses and frames: 80%Single vision lenses and frames: 80% |
| Non-PBS medicinesconditions apply | None | $500 | Non-PBS prescription: 100% |
| Physiotherapy | None | $600, 8 every yearshared with 4 other services | Physiotherapy, first visit: 80%Physiotherapy, later visit: 80% |
| Chiropractic | None | $500, 8 every yearshared with osteopathy | Chiropractic, first visit: 80%Chiropractic, later visit: 80% |
| Podiatry | None | $300 | Podiatry, first visit: 80%Podiatry, later visit: 80% |
| Psychology | None | $500, 6 every yearshared with 5 other services | Psychology, first visit: 80%Psychology, later visit: 80% |
| Acupuncture | None | $500, 6 every yearshared with 5 other services | Acupuncture, first visit: 80%Acupuncture, later visit: 80% |
| Remedial massage | None | $500, 6 every yearshared with 5 other services | Remedial massage, first visit: 80%Remedial massage, later visit: 80% |
| Hearing aidsconditions apply | 12 months | $500, 1 every 5 yearsshared with orthotics | Hearing aid: 100% |
| Blood glucose monitors | 12 months | $500 | Blood glucose monitor: 80% |
| Audiology | None | $200 | Audiology, first visit: 80%Audiology, later visit: 80% |
| Antenatal and postnatal | None | $600, 8 every yearshared with 4 other services | Antenatal and postnatal, first visit: 80%Antenatal and postnatal, later visit: 80% |
| Chinese herbal medicine | None | $500, 6 every yearshared with 5 other services | Chinese herbal medicine, first visit: 80%Chinese herbal medicine, later visit: 80% |
| Dietetics | None | $500, 6 every yearshared with 5 other services | Dietetics, first visit: 80%Dietetics, later visit: 80% |
| Exercise physiology | None | $500, 6 every yearshared with 5 other services | Exercise physiology, first visit: 80%Exercise physiology, later visit: 80% |
| Orthoptics | None | $600, 8 every yearshared with 4 other services | Orthoptics, first visit: 80%Orthoptics, later visit: 80% |
| Occupational therapy | None | $600, 8 every yearshared with 4 other services | Occupational therapy, first visit: 80%Occupational therapy, later visit: 80% |
| Orthotics | 12 months | $500, 1 every 5 yearsshared with hearing aids | Orthotics: 80% |
| Osteopathy | None | $500, 8 every yearshared with chiropractic | Osteopathy, first visit: 80%Osteopathy, later visit: 80% |
| Speech therapy | None | $600, 8 every yearshared with 4 other services | Speech therapy, first visit: 80%Speech therapy, later visit: 80% |
Not covered: health management programs, home nursing, vaccinations.
From the insurer: GU Health specialises in corporate health cover, providing superior health plans with executive benefits. Enjoy at least 80% back on a range of services including general dental, physiotherapy, chiropractic and remedial massage.
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. Hearing Aids are limited to one appliance per person every five years.
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.
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