Bronze Plus Hospital
A Bronze Plus hospital policy from HCi.
Premiums for every state, cover type and excess this policy is sold with, and what it covers, from the statement HCi files with the government. Monthly, before the rebate and any Lifetime Health Cover loading.
From
Single, WA, $750 excess, before the rebate.
- Medicare levy surcharge
- Exempts you
- Excess options
- $750
- Ambulance
- Not covered
- Who can join
- Anyone
The Private Health Information Statement for this price, on PrivateHealth.gov.au.
HCi's page for this policyAgainst every other Bronze hospital policy in NSW & ACT
Single cover, each policy at its cheapest excess, counting policies anyone can buy.
- Bronze51 policies$144.0732nd cheapest of 51
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 | $144.07 | $288.09 | $288.09 | $201.67 | $345.70 | $259.28 |
| VIC | $149.12 | $298.25 | $298.25 | $208.77 | $357.90 | $268.43 |
| QLD | $150.49 | $300.98 | $300.98 | $210.70 | $361.13 | $270.85 |
| SA | $137.99 | $275.98 | $275.98 | $193.21 | $331.19 | $248.42 |
| WA | $123.11 | $246.20 | $246.20 | $172.35 | $295.46 | $221.60 |
| TAS | $144.64 | $289.28 | $289.28 | $202.50 | $347.13 | $260.35 |
22 of 38 clinical categories covered in full, 2 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.
- Covered in full22
- Restricted2
- Not covered14
Covered 22
- Blood
- Bone, joint and muscle
- Brain and nervous system
- Breast surgery (medically necessary)
- Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancer
- Dental surgery
- Diabetes management (excluding insulin pumps)
- Digestive system
- Ear, nose and throat
- Eye (not cataracts)
- Gastrointestinal endoscopy
- Gynaecology
- Hernia and appendix
- Joint reconstructions
- Kidney and bladder
- Male reproductive system
- Miscarriage and termination of pregnancy
- Pain management
- Palliative care
- Skin
- Sleep studies
- Tonsils, adenoids and grommets
Restricted 2
- Hospital psychiatric services
- Rehabilitation
Not covered 14
- Assisted reproductive services
- Back, neck and spine
- Cataracts
- Dialysis for chronic kidney failure
- Heart and vascular system
- Implantation of hearing devices
- Insulin pumps
- Joint replacements
- Lung and chest
- Pain management with device
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary)
- Podiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon)
- Pregnancy and birth
- 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.
From the insurer: Plastic surgery which is medically necessary and related to the treatment of a skin-related condition is covered under the “Skin” clinical category. The excess does not apply to any dependants under the age of 18.
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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.