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Ambulance Victoria Retail and Value Extras

An extras policy from RT Health.

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

From

$48.73a month

Single, VIC, no excess, before the rebate.

Medicare levy surcharge
Does not exempt you
Ambulance
Emergency and non-emergency, 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 VIC

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 13 services for $48.73 a month. Of the 214 other policies, 50 cost less and 129 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-
QLD-
WA-
SA-
NSW-
ACT-
VIC$49
TAS-
CheaperDearer

To the nearest dollar, a month before the rebate. The tables below have every price to the cent.

No excess

StateSingleCoupleFamilySingle parent
VIC$48.73$97.46$97.46$97.46

Pays towards 13 of 27 standard services

Yearly limits, per person, against the typical policy

  1. General dental
    $500typical policy $800
  2. Optical
    $200typical policy $220
  3. Physiotherapy
    $350typical policy $450
  4. Chiropracticshared with osteopathy
    $300typical policy $400
This policyTypical policy

What it pays on common claims, against the typical policy

  1. Periodic oral exam (item 012)
    $30.00typical policy $35.20
  2. Scale and clean (item 114)
    $57.00typical policy $66.85
  3. Single vision lenses and frames
    100% of the feetypical policy $220.00
  4. Physiotherapy, first visit
    $40.00typical policy $42.00
This policyTypical policy
ServiceWaiting periodYearly limit, per personPer policyExample benefits (all states)
General dentalconditions apply2 months$500$1,000Periodic oral exam (item 012): $30.00Scale and clean (item 114): $57.00Fluoride treatment (item 121): $37.00Simple extraction (item 322): $152.00
Opticalconditions apply2 months$200-Multifocal lenses and frames: 100%Single vision lenses and frames: 100%
Non-PBS medicines2 months$300$600Non-PBS prescription: $35.00
Physiotherapy2 months$350$700Physiotherapy, first visit: $40.00Physiotherapy, later visit: $35.00
Chiropractic2 months$300shared with osteopathy$600Chiropractic, first visit: $37.00Chiropractic, later visit: $30.00
Acupuncture2 months$300$600Acupuncture, first visit: $31.00Acupuncture, later visit: $26.00
Remedial massage2 months$200$400Remedial massage, first visit: $30.00Remedial massage, later visit: $30.00
Blood glucose monitors12 months$300-Blood glucose monitor: 80%
Dietetics2 months$300$600Dietetics, first visit: $35.00Dietetics, later visit: $35.00
Orthoptics2 months$300$600Orthoptics, first visit: $30.00Orthoptics, later visit: $25.00
Occupational therapyNone$300$600Occupational therapy, first visit: $38.00Occupational therapy, later visit: $36.00
Osteopathy2 months$300shared with chiropractic$600Osteopathy, first visit: $39.00Osteopathy, later visit: $31.00
Vaccinations2 months$150-Vaccination: $50.00

Not covered: major dental, endodontic (root canals), orthodontics, podiatry, psychology, hearing aids, audiology, antenatal and postnatal, chinese herbal medicine, exercise physiology, health management programs, home nursing, orthotics, speech therapy.

Other services: RT Health members pay no gap on a range of popular dental and optical services through HCF Dental or Optical Centres and the More for provider network. Health aids include blood pressure monitors, CPAP machines, tens machines, wheelchairs, wigs (conditions apply). Annual, membership, service and sub limits apply.

100% back on a range of no-gap services through our More for program, and no-gap network providers, subject to your cover, waiting periods and annual & membership limits. Find out more: https://www.rthealth.com.au/health-services/find-a-dental-clinic and https://www.rthealth.com.au/health-services/find-an-optical-provider.

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.