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Superior Hospital - Gold

A Gold hospital 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

$195.83a month

Single, NSW & ACT, $750 excess, before the rebate.

Medicare levy surcharge
Exempts you
Excess options
None, $250, $500, $750
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.

GU Health's page for this policy

Against every other Gold hospital policy in NSW & ACT

Single cover, each policy at its cheapest excess, corporate and restricted policies included.

  1. Gold90 policies$195.835th cheapest of 90
    $186.21$548.15
This policyEvery other Gold policy

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$238
QLD$238
WA$238
SA$238
NSW$238
ACT$238
VIC$238
TAS$238
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To the nearest dollar, a month before the rebate. The tables below have every price to the cent.

What a higher excess saves

Single cover in NSW & ACT, a month. The excess is what you pay towards a hospital stay before the policy pays.

  1. No excess
    $238.33
  2. $250 excess$14.16 less than no excess
    $224.17
  3. $500 excess$25.00 less than no excess
    $213.33
  4. $750 excess$42.50 less than no excess
    $195.83

$250 excessat most $500 a year for couples and families

$500 excessat most $1,000 a year for couples and families

$750 excessat most $1,500 a year for couples and families

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: none, $250, $500, $750, paid when you are admitted. No excess for accidents or 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.

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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.