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Bronze Hospital Plus with Combined Growing Family Extras

A Bronze Plus hospital and extras policy from Health Partners.

Premiums for every state, cover type and excess this policy is sold with, and what it covers, from the statement Health Partners files with the government. Monthly, before the rebate and any Lifetime Health Cover loading.

From

$173.29a month

Single, NT, $750 excess, before the rebate.

Medicare levy surcharge
Exempts you
Excess options
$500, $750
Ambulance
Emergency only, call-out fees included, no limit
Who can join
Anyone

The Private Health Information Statement for this price, on PrivateHealth.gov.au.

Against every other Bronze hospital and extras policy in NSW & ACT

Single cover, each policy at its cheapest excess, counting policies anyone can buy.

  1. Bronze72 policies$228.5053rd cheapest of 72
    $160.42$306.37
This policyEvery other Bronze 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$182
QLD$248
WA$222
SA$222
NSW$238
ACT$238
VIC$250
TAS$244
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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. $500 excess
    $237.68
  2. $750 excess$9.18 less than $500 excess
    $228.50

22 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.

  • Covered in full22
  • Restricted3
  • Not covered13

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
  • Lung and chest
  • Male reproductive system
  • Miscarriage and termination of pregnancy
  • Pain management
  • Plastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary)
  • Skin
  • Tonsils, adenoids and grommets

Restricted 3

  • Hospital psychiatric services
  • Palliative care
  • Rehabilitation

Not covered 13

  • 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
  • Pain management with device
  • Podiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon)
  • Pregnancy and birth
  • Sleep studies
  • 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: $500, $750, paid when you are admitted. No excess for accidents.

Offers the age-based discount for people who join between 18 and 29.

From the insurer: Health Partners Support Programs: Hospital, and, Chemo in the Home. Unlimited Emergency Ambulance. Includes Accident Cover – providing you with protection for all clinical categories that are listed as exclusions on your cover. T&Cs apply. Plus access to a range of Member Discounts, visit healthpartners.com.au for more information.

Pays towards 21 of 27 standard services

Yearly limits, per person, against the typical policy

  1. General dental
    $800typical policy $800
  2. Major dentalshared with endodontic (root canals)
    $500typical policy $1,000
  3. Optical
    $200typical policy $220
  4. Physiotherapyshared with 6 other services
    $500typical policy $450
  5. Chiropracticshared with 6 other services
    $500typical policy $400
  6. Psychologyshared with 4 other services
    $300typical policy $400
This policyTypical policy

What it pays on common claims, against the typical policy

  1. Periodic oral exam (item 012)
    $34.50typical policy $35.20
  2. Scale and clean (item 114)
    $74.00typical policy $66.85
  3. Full crown, veneered (item 615)
    $500.00typical policy $773.80
  4. Single vision lenses and frames
    100% of the feetypical policy $220.00
  5. Physiotherapy, first visit
    $40.00typical policy $42.00
  6. Psychology, first visit
    $75.00typical policy $75.00
This policyTypical policy
ServiceWaiting periodYearly limit, per personExample benefits (all states)
General dentalconditions apply2 months$800Periodic oral exam (item 012): $34.50Scale and clean (item 114): $74.00Fluoride treatment (item 121): $20.50Simple extraction (item 322): $215.50
Major dentalconditions apply12 months$500shared with endodontic (root canals)Full crown, veneered (item 615): $500.00
Endodontic (root canals)conditions apply12 months$500shared with major dentalRoot canal filling (item 417): $174.50
Opticalconditions apply2 months$200Multifocal lenses and frames: 100%Single vision lenses and frames: 100%
Non-PBS medicinesconditions apply2 months$200shared with vaccinationsNon-PBS prescription: $0.00
Physiotherapyconditions apply2 months$500shared with 6 other servicesPhysiotherapy, first visit: $40.00Physiotherapy, later visit: $35.00
Chiropractic2 months$500shared with 6 other servicesChiropractic, first visit: $40.00Chiropractic, later visit: $35.00
Podiatry2 months$500shared with 6 other servicesPodiatry, first visit: $35.00Podiatry, later visit: $30.00
Psychology2 months$300shared with 4 other servicesPsychology, first visit: $75.00Psychology, later visit: $75.00
Acupuncture2 months$200shared with remedial massage, chinese herbal medicineAcupuncture, first visit: $30.00Acupuncture, later visit: $30.00
Remedial massage2 months$200shared with acupuncture, chinese herbal medicineRemedial massage, first visit: $30.00Remedial massage, later visit: $30.00
Antenatal and postnatal2 months$300shared with 4 other servicesAntenatal and postnatal, first visit: 60%Antenatal and postnatal, later visit: 60%
Chinese herbal medicine2 months$200shared with acupuncture, remedial massageChinese herbal medicine, first visit: $30.00
Dietetics2 months$300shared with 4 other servicesDietetics, first visit: $35.00Dietetics, later visit: $30.00
Exercise physiology2 months$500shared with 6 other servicesExercise physiology, first visit: $40.00Exercise physiology, later visit: $35.00
Orthoptics2 months$500shared with 6 other servicesOrthoptics, first visit: $35.00Orthoptics, later visit: $30.00
Occupational therapy2 months$300shared with 4 other servicesOccupational therapy, first visit: $35.00Occupational therapy, later visit: $30.00
Orthotics12 months$500shared with 6 other servicesOrthotics: 60%
Osteopathy2 months$500shared with 6 other servicesOsteopathy, first visit: $40.00Osteopathy, later visit: $35.00
Speech therapy2 months$300shared with 4 other servicesSpeech therapy, first visit: $35.00Speech therapy, later visit: $30.00
Vaccinationsconditions apply2 months$200shared with non-pbs medicinesVaccination: $0.00

Not covered: orthodontics, hearing aids, blood glucose monitors, audiology, health management programs, home nursing.

Other services: In South Australia, get more from your cover by using Health Partners Dental and Optical practices - like 100% back on your dental check-up (including x-rays). Plus, 60% benefit on other general and major dental services, up to your limits. At Health Partners Optical, you get 100% back on your optical limit, and an unlimited 40% benefit after you’ve reached your limit. 100% back on your optical limit is also available at other recognised optical providers, sub-limit applies. At our participating physios get 60% back on a physio visit, up to your limit. Save 20% every day on full-price, non-prescription products at over 50 pharmacies across South Australia, which include participating Priceline and TerryWhite Chemmart stores. T&Cs apply.

From the insurer: Combined limits create flexibility for you to use your limit on what's important to you. Acupuncture and remedial massage limits also includes other natural therapies, such as Chinese herbalism, myofascial release, therapeutic massage, Swedish massage, myotherapy & nutritionist. T&Cs apply.

Health Partners and participating providers are in SA only. If you attend a Health Partners Dental or participating dental provider, higher benefits and 100% back on a dental check-up, including x-rays, will apply. 100% back up to your optical limits applies anywhere (bonus $100 on top of your limit at Health Partners Optical). At Health Partners Optical you also receive 40% thereafter once limit reached. Kids receive 100% back at Health Partners Dental (General and Major) as well as Health Partners participating physiotherapist. Waiting periods, exclusions, limits and conditions may apply.

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.