HCF CORPORATE CARE BASIC HOSPITAL
A Basic hospital policy from HCF.
- 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 HCF files with the government. Monthly, before the rebate and any Lifetime Health Cover loading.
From
Single, NT, $750 excess, before the rebate.
- Medicare levy surcharge
- Exempts you
- Excess options
- $750
- Ambulance
- Emergency and non-emergency, call-out fees included, 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 Basic hospital policy in NSW & ACT
Single cover, each policy at its cheapest excess, corporate and restricted policies included.
- Basic66 policies$108.9010th cheapest of 66
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
To the nearest dollar, a month before the rebate. The tables below have every price to the cent.
$750 excessat most $1,500 a year for couples and families
| State | Single | Couple | Family | Single parent | Extended family | Extended single parent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW & ACT | $108.90 | $217.80 | $217.80 | $174.24 | $278.78 | $223.02 |
| VIC | $110.50 | $221.00 | $221.00 | $176.80 | $282.87 | $226.29 |
| QLD | $111.50 | $223.00 | $223.00 | $178.40 | $285.43 | $228.34 |
| SA | $112.00 | $224.00 | $224.00 | $179.20 | $286.71 | $229.36 |
| WA | $88.50 | $177.00 | $177.00 | $141.60 | $226.55 | $181.23 |
| TAS | $112.00 | $224.00 | $224.00 | $179.20 | $286.71 | $229.36 |
| NT | $55.00 | $110.00 | $110.00 | $88.00 | $140.79 | $112.63 |
0 of 38 clinical categories covered in full, 3 restricted
Restricted means the policy pays only the minimum, about what a public hospital charges, so a private hospital stay can leave a large bill. Not covered means the policy pays nothing for that treatment in hospital.
- Restricted3
- Not covered35
Restricted 3
- Hospital psychiatric services
- Palliative care
- Rehabilitation
Not covered 35
- 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
- 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
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary)
- Podiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon)
- Pregnancy and birth
- Skin
- Sleep studies
- Tonsils, adenoids and grommets
- Weight loss surgery
Waiting periods
- Pre-existing conditions
- 12 months
- Psychiatric, rehabilitation and palliative care
- 2 months
- All other hospital treatment
- 2 months
Excess and other costs
Excess options: $750, paid when you are admitted. No excess for dependants.
From the insurer: This policy covers you for accidents. It includes restricted cover for rehabilitation, psychiatric services and palliative care, and offers Accident Safeguard, covering treatment resulting from an accident when you’ve been admitted to hospital via the accident and emergency department within 24 hours of the accident. Under Accident Safeguard you’ll get the benefits of our top level of hospital cover for up to 12 months, even if your treatment is normally excluded or restricted on your cover. Other conditions apply. See hcf.com.au/accident-safeguard for more information. For the definition of Accident, please refer to the Member Guide or Fund Rules.
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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.