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Basic Extras

An extras policy from Latrobe Health Services.

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

From

$19.26a month

Single, WA, no excess, before the rebate.

Medicare levy surcharge
Does not exempt you
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 extras policy in NSW & ACT

Single cover, counting policies anyone can buy. Further right covers more services, higher up costs more.

This policyEvery other extras policy, 214 in all

It covers 10 services for $26.30 a month. Of the 214 other policies, 15 cost less and 157 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.

Single premium in each state

NT$26
QLD$27
WA$19
SA$25
NSW$26
ACT$26
VIC$27
TAS$22
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To the nearest dollar, a month before the rebate. The tables below have every price to the cent.

Pays towards 10 of 27 standard services

Yearly limits, per person, against the typical policy

  1. General dental
    $500typical policy $800
  2. Optical
    $150typical policy $220
  3. Physiotherapyshared with 6 other services
    $250typical policy $450
  4. Chiropracticshared with 6 other services
    $250typical policy $400
This policyTypical policy

What it pays on common claims, against the typical policy

  1. Periodic oral exam (item 012)
    $30.50typical policy $35.20
  2. Scale and clean (item 114)
    $57.60typical policy $66.85
  3. Full crown, veneered (item 615)
    $0.00typical policy $773.80
  4. Single vision lenses and frames
    $150.00typical policy $220.00
  5. Physiotherapy, first visit
    $30.00typical policy $42.00
This policyTypical policy
ServiceWaiting periodYearly limit, per personPer policyExample benefits (all states)
General dental2 months$500$2,000Periodic oral exam (item 012): $30.50Scale and clean (item 114): $57.60Fluoride treatment (item 121): $23.20
Major dental12 monthsAccident only cover, $250 per accident, maximum $500 per person, membership limit is $2000. Combined with General Dental.-Full crown, veneered (item 615): $0.00
Optical6 months$150-Multifocal lenses and frames: $150.00Single vision lenses and frames: $150.00
Non-PBS medicines2 months$250shared with 6 other services$500Non-PBS prescription: $25.00
Physiotherapy2 months$250shared with 6 other services$500Physiotherapy, first visit: $30.00Physiotherapy, later visit: $30.00
Chiropractic2 months$250shared with 6 other services$500Chiropractic, first visit: $26.00Chiropractic, later visit: $26.00
Podiatry2 months$250shared with 6 other services$500Podiatry, first visit: $25.00Podiatry, later visit: $25.00
Remedial massage2 months$250shared with 6 other services$500Remedial massage, first visit: $25.00Remedial massage, later visit: $25.00
Osteopathy2 months$250shared with 6 other services$500Osteopathy, first visit: $25.00Osteopathy, later visit: $25.00
Vaccinations2 months$250shared with 6 other services$500Vaccination: $25.00

Not covered: endodontic (root canals), orthodontics, psychology, acupuncture, hearing aids, blood glucose monitors, audiology, antenatal and postnatal, chinese herbal medicine, dietetics, exercise physiology, orthoptics, health management programs, home nursing, occupational therapy, orthotics, speech therapy.

Other services: A benefit is also payable for a 50% rebate on full ambulance subscriptions when paid voluntarily but not as a state tax or levy. Vaccinations are for travel vaccines and must be approved by Latrobe.

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.