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PRUDENTIAL · F00013-06-001-06

Prudential PRUHealth FlexiChoice Medical Plan

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

Premium by age, current schedule

AgeAnnual premium
30HK$2,713
45HK$4,625
60HK$7,228
75HK$16,257

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

RoomPrivate
Geographical coverworldwide
Annual limitNone
Lifetime limitNone
Room and boardHK$581
Hospital chargesHK$4,646
Doctor's visitsHK$517
Specialist feesHK$1,585
Intensive careHK$1,239
Surgeon's feeHK$14,194
AnaesthetistAs stated in the schedule
Operating theatreAs stated in the schedule
Diagnostic imagingHK$5,162
Non-surgical cancer treatmentHK$29,033
Outpatient before and afterHK$1,033
Psychiatric treatmentHK$5,162

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 applicationFirst 30 days of the first Policy Year no coverage, 31st day of the first Policy Year onwards full coverage p.16
Waiting periodnone
Cancellation and refundFull refund within 21-day cooling-off period if no benefit paid; pro-rata refund for current Policy Year upon death of Insured Person or Company ceasing authorization p.3
Switching from another planSwitching to another plan with upgrade or addition of benefits is subject to re-underwriting for the upgraded/additional benefits p.11
Room classnot restricted p.13
If a higher room is usedRelevant Benefit Payable multiplied by a percentage (25% or 50%) if a higher room class is chosen voluntarily, depending on the room type p.33
Geographical coverworldwide p.13
Psychiatric treatment areaHong Kong only p.15
Emergency treatment abroadCovered as part of worldwide cover p.13
Full cover on core benefitsno p.32
Annual limitunlimited p.33
Lifetime limitnone p.13
How the deductible appliesper Policy Year p.20
Coinsurance30% for Prescribed Diagnostic Imaging Tests p.32
Pre-admission outpatient1 visit per Confinement/Day Case Procedure, $259 per visit, up to $1,033 per Policy Year p.32
Post-discharge outpatient3 visits per Confinement/Day Case Procedure within 90 days after discharge, $259 per visit, up to $1,033 per Policy Year p.32
General outpatientnone
Psychiatric treatment$5,162 per Policy Year p.32
Diagnostic imaging coinsurance30% (can be 0% if conditions are met) p.32
Non-surgical cancer treatment$29,033 per Policy Year p.32
Kidney dialysis$25,807 per Policy Year p.33
Day case proceduresCovered as in-patient for various benefits, no specific limit stated for the procedure itself but for related items p.13
Home nursing$176 per visit, maximum 15 visits per Policy Year within 31 days after discharge p.33
Hospice carenone p.21
Chinese medicine$104 per visit, maximum 15 visits per Policy Year for Specified Cancer within 90 days after discharge p.33
Physiotherapy$194 per visit, maximum 10 visits per Policy Year (1 prior, treatments within 90 days after discharge) p.33
Congenital conditionsExcluded if manifested or diagnosed before age 8 p.19
Pregnancy complicationsCovered for specified complications according to limits of various 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 bed$130 per day, maximum 180 days per Policy Year p.33
Second medical opinionnot stated
Direct billing and pre-authorisationAvailable with Network Medical Services Providers and Network Imaging Centres via Electronic Medical Card and pre-authorisation p.32
No-claim discount15% of total premiums paid if no benefit has been paid during the previous 36 consecutive months p.28
Exclusions beyond the VHIS standard listTraditional Chinese medicine treatment (e.g., herbal, bone-setting, acupuncture) and other alternative treatments (e.g., hypnotism, qigong, massage therapy) 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$3,654 to HK$4,625.

YearChange
2022no change
2023+7.5%
2024no change
2025+17.7%
2026no change

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

Options under this certification

OptionRoomDeductibleAnnual limit
Private Room with SMM (USD)PrivateNoneNil (no Annual Benefit Limit)
Private Room with SMM (USD)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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