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Super U Benefits

An extras policy from GU Health.

  • Corporate policy, sold through employers and associations.
  • Only sold with hospital cover.

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

$185.00a 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 24 services for $185.00 a month. Of the 396 other policies, 361 cost less and 71 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$185.00$370.00

Pays towards 24 of 27 standard services

Yearly limits, per person, against the typical policy

  1. General dental
    $1,000typical policy $800
  2. Major dentalshared with endodontic (root canals), orthodontics
    $1,500typical policy $1,000
  3. Optical
    $200typical policy $220
  4. Physiotherapyshared with 4 other services
    $600typical policy $450
  5. Chiropracticshared with osteopathy
    $500typical policy $400
  6. Psychologyshared with 5 other services
    $500typical policy $400
This policyTypical policy

What it pays on common claims, against the typical policy

  1. Periodic oral exam (item 012)
    $41.00typical policy $35.20
  2. Scale and clean (item 114)
    $63.00typical policy $66.85
  3. Full crown, veneered (item 615)
    50% of the feetypical policy $773.80
  4. Single vision lenses and frames
    80% of the feetypical policy $220.00
  5. Physiotherapy, first visit
    $40.00typical policy $42.00
  6. Psychology, first visit
    $40.00typical policy $75.00
This policyTypical policy
ServiceWaiting periodYearly limit, per personExample benefits (all states)
General dentalNone$1,000Periodic oral exam (item 012): $41.00Scale and clean (item 114): $63.00Fluoride treatment (item 121): $36.00Simple extraction (item 322): $61.00
Major dental12 months$1,500shared with endodontic (root canals), orthodonticsFull crown, veneered (item 615): 50%
Endodontic (root canals)12 months$1,500shared with major dental, orthodonticsRoot canal filling (item 417): $120.00
Orthodontics12 months$1,500shared with major dental, endodontic (root canals)Braces, upper and lower, with retainer (item 881): 50%
OpticalNone$200Multifocal lenses and frames: 80%Single vision lenses and frames: 80%
Non-PBS medicinesconditions applyNone$500Non-PBS prescription: 100%
PhysiotherapyNone$600shared with 4 other servicesPhysiotherapy, first visit: $40.00Physiotherapy, later visit: $40.00
ChiropracticNone$500shared with osteopathyChiropractic, first visit: $40.00Chiropractic, later visit: $40.00
PodiatryNone$300Podiatry, first visit: $40.00Podiatry, later visit: $40.00
PsychologyNone$500shared with 5 other servicesPsychology, first visit: $40.00Psychology, later visit: $40.00
AcupunctureNone$500shared with 5 other servicesAcupuncture, first visit: $40.00Acupuncture, later visit: $40.00
Remedial massageNone$500shared with 5 other servicesRemedial massage, first visit: $40.00Remedial massage, later visit: $40.00
Hearing aidsconditions apply12 months$500, 1 every 5 yearsHearing aid: 80%
Blood glucose monitors12 months$500shared with orthoticsBlood glucose monitor: 80%
AudiologyNone$200Audiology, first visit: $25.00Audiology, later visit: $25.00
Antenatal and postnatalNone$600shared with 4 other servicesAntenatal and postnatal, first visit: $40.00Antenatal and postnatal, later visit: $40.00
Chinese herbal medicineNone$500shared with 5 other servicesChinese herbal medicine, first visit: $40.00Chinese herbal medicine, later visit: $40.00
DieteticsNone$500shared with 5 other servicesDietetics, first visit: $50.00Dietetics, later visit: $50.00
Exercise physiologyNone$500shared with 5 other servicesExercise physiology, first visit: $40.00Exercise physiology, later visit: $40.00
OrthopticsNone$600shared with 4 other servicesOrthoptics, first visit: $50.00Orthoptics, later visit: $50.00
Occupational therapyNone$600shared with 4 other servicesOccupational therapy, first visit: $50.00Occupational therapy, later visit: $50.00
Orthotics12 months$500shared with blood glucose monitorsOrthotics: 80%
OsteopathyNone$500shared with chiropracticOsteopathy, first visit: $40.00Osteopathy, later visit: $40.00
Speech therapyNone$600shared with 4 other servicesSpeech therapy, first visit: $80.00Speech therapy, later visit: $80.00

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 benefits based the percentage of cost up to the maximum benefit per service on a range of treatments 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. One hearing aid appliance(s) 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.

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.