Bronze Protect Hospital Plus
A Bronze Plus hospital policy from nib.
Premiums for every state, cover type and excess this policy is sold with, and what it covers, from the statement nib 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
- $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.
nib'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$136.4919th 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.
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.
- $500 excess$148.13
- $750 excess$11.64 less than $500 excess$136.49
$500 excessat most $1,000 a year for couples and families
| State | Single | Couple | Family | Single parent | Extended family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW & ACT | $148.13 | $296.25 | $317.76 | $246.08 | $367.93 |
| VIC | $161.19 | $322.38 | $346.56 | $265.96 | $402.98 |
| QLD | $156.36 | $312.72 | $336.18 | $258.00 | $390.90 |
| SA | $147.06 | $294.13 | $316.18 | $242.65 | $367.66 |
| WA | $115.01 | $230.03 | $247.28 | $189.77 | $287.54 |
| TAS | $151.76 | $303.51 | $326.28 | $250.40 | $379.39 |
| NT | $75.02 | $150.04 | $161.29 | $123.78 | $187.55 |
$750 excessat most $1,500 a year for couples and families
| State | Single | Couple | Family | Single parent | Extended family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW & ACT | $136.49 | $272.96 | $292.72 | $226.86 | $338.82 |
| VIC | $144.40 | $288.80 | $310.46 | $238.26 | $361.00 |
| QLD | $146.57 | $293.13 | $315.12 | $241.83 | $366.41 |
| SA | $136.77 | $273.54 | $294.06 | $225.67 | $341.93 |
| WA | $105.63 | $211.25 | $227.09 | $174.28 | $264.06 |
| TAS | $136.55 | $273.09 | $293.57 | $225.30 | $341.36 |
| NT | $68.70 | $137.40 | $147.71 | $113.36 | $171.75 |
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
- Skin
- Sleep studies
- 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
- 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: $500, $750, paid when you are admitted. No excess for dependants.
Offers the age-based discount for people who join between 18 and 29.
From the insurer: nib does not have a preferred-provider-network-arrangement, but operates an nib-MediGap scheme aiming to eliminate the 'gap' payments for specialist fees in hospital. When a specialist chooses to participate in MediGap, they agree not to charge an out-of-pocket expense for your procedure. We do this by building a network of specialists who may agree to receive a higher benefit from nib than they would ordinarily receive. In exchange they do not charge nib customers an out-of-pocket expense. Ask your specialist if they'll MediGap for you! Our Going to Hospital Pack provides more ways to reduce out-of-pockets, ask us for your copy.
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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.