VHIS Hong Kong
PRUDENTIAL · F00013-05-001-06

Prudential PRUHealth FlexiChoice Medical Plan

Prudential PRUHealth FlexiChoice Medical Plan is a Flexi Plan certified under the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme, certification number F00013-05-001-06. It entitles the insured to a semi-private room and covers treatment worldwide.

Premium by age, current schedule

AgeAnnual premium
30HK$1,592
45HK$2,616
60HK$4,059
75HK$8,858

Female non-smoker, the plan currency, before levy. Age is the only thing that changes down this table; it is the plan's own filed schedule, not a quotation.

What it pays

RoomSemi-private
Geographical coverworldwide
Annual limitNone
Lifetime limitNone
Room and boardHK$323
Hospital chargesHK$3,355
Doctor's visitsHK$284
Specialist feesHK$852
Intensive careHK$800
Surgeon's feeHK$9,678
AnaesthetistAs stated in the schedule
Operating theatreAs stated in the schedule
Diagnostic imagingHK$3,871
Non-surgical cancer treatmentHK$19,355
Outpatient before and afterHK$723
Psychiatric treatmentHK$4,517

Also includes outpatient general, maternity, chinese medicine, home nursing, a companion bed, rehabilitation, hospice care, kidney dialysis, a death benefit.

What the plan document states

Read from the certified Terms and Benefits. Each page link opens that page of the filed document. Fields the document does not state are left out.

Guaranteed renewal to agelifetime p.9
Pre-existing conditions unknown at application0% for first 30 days of Policy Year 1, 100% from day 31 of Policy Year 1 p.16
Waiting period30 days for unknown pre-existing conditions p.16
Cancellation and refundFull refund if cancelled within 21-day cooling-off period; no refund after cooling-off period if benefits paid, otherwise pro-rata refund if terminated by Company in specific cases p.3
Switching from another planAllowed to switch to another plan with upgraded/added benefits with re-underwriting for new benefits; option to upgrade PRUHealth Major benefit limit without new underwriting once at specific ages p.11
Room classnot restricted p.13
If a higher room is usedIf a higher room class than Covered Room (Semi-private Room) is chosen, benefits are reduced by a percentage (e.g., 50% for Private Room, 25% for Above Private Room) before coinsurance/reimbursement is applied. p.33
Geographical coverworldwide p.13
Psychiatric treatment areaHong Kong only p.15
Emergency treatment abroadcovered worldwide p.13
Full cover on core benefitspartial p.30
Annual limitUSD35,613 per Disability per Policy Year p.30
Lifetime limitnone p.13
Deductible optionsnone
How the deductible appliesper Policy Year p.21
Coinsurance20% for non-network care, 30% for Prescribed Diagnostic Imaging Tests p.30
Pre-admission outpatient1 visit per Confinement/Day Case Procedure, plus 1 additional visit under PRUHealth Major, up to USD181 per visit and USD723 per Policy Year p.30
Post-discharge outpatient3 visits per Confinement/Day Case Procedure within 90 days, plus 3 additional visits under PRUHealth Major, up to USD181 per visit and USD723 per Policy Year p.30
General outpatientnone
Psychiatric treatmentUSD4,517 per Policy Year p.30
Diagnostic imaging coinsurance30% (waived if conditions for Network Imaging Centre are met) p.30
Non-surgical cancer treatmentUSD19,355 per Policy Year p.30
Kidney dialysisCovered up to USD17,420 per Policy Year p.30
Day case proceduresCovered as in-patient, subject to individual benefit limits p.20
Home nursingUSD124 per visit, maximum 15 visits per Policy Year within 31 days post-discharge/Day Case Procedure p.30
Hospice carenone p.22
Chinese medicineFor Specified Cancer only, USD78 per visit, maximum 15 visits per Policy Year within 90 days post-discharge/treatment p.30
PhysiotherapyCovered during Confinement under Miscellaneous charges. Post-discharge/pre-admission: USD149 per visit, max 10 visits per Policy Year (1 prior, 9 post within 90 days) p.30
Congenital conditionsCovered from age 8 p.19
Pregnancy complicationsCovered according to specified benefit items, if diagnosed at least 300 days after Policy Effective Date p.31
Emergency dentalCovered for Emergency Treatment and surgery during Confinement arising from an Accident p.19
Hospital cashnone
Companion bedUSD104 per day, maximum 180 days per Policy Year p.30
Second medical opinionnot stated
Direct billing and pre-authorisationPre-authorisation and Electronic Medical Card for Network Medical Services Provider or Network Imaging Centre p.28
No-claim discount15% of total premiums paid if no benefit claimed for 36 consecutive months p.28
Exclusions beyond the VHIS standard liststandard VHIS exclusions only p.18

Premium record since 2021

At a constant age of 45, Prudential has filed 2 schedule changes on this plan since 2021, an average of +3.2% a year, taking the premium from HK$2,066 to HK$2,616.

YearChange
2022no change
2023+7.5%
2024no change
2025+17.8%
2026no change

A record of what has been filed, not a forecast of what you will pay.

Options under this certification

OptionRoomDeductibleAnnual limit
Semi-private Room with SMM 1 (USD)Semi-privateNoneNil (no Annual Benefit Limit)
Semi-private Room with SMM 1 (USD)Semi-privateNoneNil (no Annual Benefit Limit)

What a claim on this plan would look like

Private hospitals publish what they billed for common operations. These pages take those bills and work out what a plan pays of them.

Colonoscopy with or without polypectomyHK$21,098 to HK$54,834 depending on the hospital
ColposcopyHK$23,320 to HK$43,971 depending on the hospital
Trigger finger releaseHK$25,622 to HK$58,423 depending on the hospital
Cystoscopy with or without biopsyHK$23,116 to HK$62,569 depending on the hospital
CircumcisionHK$25,841 to HK$55,602 depending on the hospital
Gastroscopy with or without polypectomyHK$18,484 to HK$72,307 depending on the hospital

Every procedure with published bills

The certified plan document as filed, on the Health Bureau's VHIS site.

Price this plan for your age

Premiums are annual, in the plan currency, before the Insurance Authority levy, taken from the Standard Premium Schedules filed with the Health Bureau. Rate records come from every schedule archived on data.gov.hk since March 2021 and are a track record, not a forecast. Information only, not regulated advice.

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