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Vital Hospital (Bronze+) & Ultra Extras

A Bronze Plus hospital and extras policy from Queensland Country Health Fund.

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

From

$152.66a month

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

Medicare levy surcharge
Exempts you
Excess options
$250, $500, $750
Ambulance
Emergency only
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$255.5664th 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$179
QLD$287
WA$292
SA$292
NSW$292
ACT$292
VIC$292
TAS$292
CheaperDearer

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. $250 excess
    $292.20
  2. $500 excess$20.09 less than $250 excess
    $272.11
  3. $750 excess$36.64 less than $250 excess
    $255.56

26 of 38 clinical categories covered in full, 1 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 full26
  • Restricted1
  • Not covered11

Covered 26

  • Back, neck and spine
  • 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
  • Palliative care
  • Plastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary)
  • Podiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon)
  • Rehabilitation
  • Skin
  • Tonsils, adenoids and grommets

Restricted 1

  • Hospital psychiatric services

Not covered 11

  • Assisted reproductive services
  • Cataracts
  • Dialysis for chronic kidney failure
  • Heart and vascular system
  • Implantation of hearing devices
  • Insulin pumps
  • Joint replacements
  • Pain management with device
  • Pregnancy and birth
  • Sleep studies
  • Weight loss surgery

Waiting periods

Pre-existing conditions
12 months
Pregnancy and birth
12 months
Psychiatric, rehabilitation and palliative care
2 months
All other hospital treatment
2 months

Excess and other costs

Excess options: $250, $500, $750, paid when you are admitted.

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

From the insurer: If you are young and healthy and are not planning a family, this cover may be for you. Benefits for some hospital services are restricted or excluded to keep the premium more affordable. No excess applies for Dependent Children up to and including 21 years

Pays towards 27 of 27 standard services

Yearly limits, per person, against the typical policy

  1. General dentalshared with major dental, endodontic (root canals)
    $1,400typical policy $800
  2. Major dentalshared with general dental, endodontic (root canals)
    $1,400typical policy $1,000
  3. Optical
    $300typical policy $220
  4. Physiotherapyshared with 14 other services
    $1,400typical policy $450
  5. Chiropracticshared with 14 other services
    $1,400typical policy $400
  6. Psychologyshared with 14 other services
    $1,400typical policy $400
This policyTypical policy

What it pays on common claims, against the typical policy

  1. Periodic oral exam (item 012)
    $54.00typical policy $35.20
  2. Scale and clean (item 114)
    $89.00typical policy $66.85
  3. Full crown, veneered (item 615)
    $800.00typical policy $773.80
  4. Single vision lenses and frames
    $300.00typical policy $220.00
  5. Physiotherapy, first visit
    $55.00typical policy $42.00
  6. Psychology, first visit
    $80.00typical policy $75.00
This policyTypical policy
ServiceWaiting periodYearly limit, per personExample benefits (all states)
General dental2 months$1,400shared with major dental, endodontic (root canals)Periodic oral exam (item 012): $54.00Scale and clean (item 114): $89.00Fluoride treatment (item 121): $24.00
Major dental12 months$1,400shared with general dental, endodontic (root canals)Surgical extraction (item 322): $180.00Full crown, veneered (item 615): $800.00
Endodontic (root canals)12 months$1,400shared with general dental, major dentalRoot canal filling (item 417): $170.00
Orthodontics12 months$3,000 lifetimeBraces, upper and lower, with retainer (item 881): $1,000.00
Optical2 months$300Multifocal lenses and frames: $300.00Single vision lenses and frames: $300.00
Non-PBS medicines2 months$500shared with vaccinationsNon-PBS prescription: $70.00
Physiotherapy2 months$1,400shared with 14 other servicesPhysiotherapy, first visit: $55.00Physiotherapy, later visit: $45.00
Chiropractic2 months$1,400shared with 14 other servicesChiropractic, first visit: $55.00Chiropractic, later visit: $35.00
Podiatry2 months$1,400shared with 14 other servicesPodiatry, first visit: $40.00Podiatry, later visit: $40.00
Psychology2 months$1,400shared with 14 other servicesPsychology, first visit: $80.00Psychology, later visit: $80.00
Acupuncture2 months$1,400shared with 14 other servicesAcupuncture, first visit: $35.00Acupuncture, later visit: $35.00
Remedial massage2 months$1,400shared with 14 other servicesRemedial massage, first visit: $40.00Remedial massage, later visit: $40.00
Hearing aids12 monthsLess than 10 years $1000. Between 10-14 years $1500. 15 years and over $2000. Limit renews every 3 Membership years.Hearing aid: 100%
Blood glucose monitors12 months$2000 per person 1 appliance(s) every 3 years (combined limit of blood glucose monitors & other services).Blood glucose monitor: 100%
Audiology2 months$1,400shared with 14 other servicesAudiology, first visit: $50.00Audiology, later visit: $50.00
Antenatal and postnatal12 months$60Antenatal and postnatal, first visit: $60.00Antenatal and postnatal, later visit: $60.00
Chinese herbal medicine2 months$1,400shared with 14 other servicesChinese herbal medicine, first visit: $35.00Chinese herbal medicine, later visit: $35.00
Dietetics2 months$1,400shared with 14 other servicesDietetics, first visit: $75.00Dietetics, later visit: $40.00
Exercise physiology2 months$1,400shared with 14 other servicesExercise physiology, first visit: $50.00Exercise physiology, later visit: $35.00
Orthoptics2 months$1,400shared with 14 other servicesOrthoptics, first visit: $60.00Orthoptics, later visit: $60.00
Health management programs2 months$150Health management program: $150.00
Home nursing12 months$50 per visit or $150 per day up to $1000 per person per Membership year.Home nursing, first visit: $50.00Home nursing, later visit: $50.00
Occupational therapy2 months$1,400shared with 14 other servicesOccupational therapy, first visit: $80.00Occupational therapy, later visit: $40.00
Orthotics2 months$1,400shared with 14 other servicesOrthotics: 100%
Osteopathy2 months$1,400shared with 14 other servicesOsteopathy, first visit: $55.00Osteopathy, later visit: $35.00
Speech therapy2 months$1,400shared with 14 other servicesSpeech therapy, first visit: $80.00Speech therapy, later visit: $40.00
Vaccinations2 months$500shared with non-pbs medicinesVaccination: $70.00

Other services: Rewarding Limits - Once you have held your extras cover with us for one year, we will automatically increase your annual limits for dental (excluding orthodontics) and therapies by $50 per year, up to a maximum of $250. After five years of membership, your limits will increase to $1,650 per person per Membership Year. We honour this loyalty limit for as long as you continuously hold this product. Rewarding limits do not apply to sub-limits. $400 sub-limit applies for Western Herbalism, Naturopathy, Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, Shiatsu and Alexander Technique under combined Physiotherapy limit. Ultra Extras also includes cover for: Western Herbalism (waiting period 2 months, $35 benefit for consultations up to sub-limit), Naturopathy (waiting period 2 months, $35 benefit for consultations up to sub-limit), Yoga (waiting period 2 months, $35 benefit for consultations, $17 for group consults up to sub-limit), Pilates (waiting period 2 months, $35 benefit for consultations, $17 for group consults up to sub-limit, Tai Chi (waiting period 2 months, $17 benefit for consultations up to sub-limit), Shiatsu (waiting period 2 months, $35 benefit for consultations up to sub-limit) and Alexander Technique (waiting period 2 months, $35 benefit for consultations, $17 for group consults up to sub-limit).

From the insurer: Health management (Healthy Living benefit) provides benefits towards the costs of metabolic dieticians or nutritionists consultations to assist with weight management, diabetes education consultations, quit smoking programs, skin checks for skin cancers (except where there is a Medicare benefit), bowel screening and bone density tests, a second yearly prostate specific antigen test not covered by Medicare, supermarket tours conducted by a dietitian or other allied health professional qualified to provide nutrition advice, and gym memberships/personal training sessions provided under an approved health management or chronic disease management program. Please contact the insurer for full details.

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.