VHIS Hong Kong
AXA · F00017-06-000-04

AXA Smart Medicare

AXA Smart Medicare is a Flexi Plan certified under the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme, certification number F00017-06-000-04. It entitles the insured to a private room and covers treatment worldwide.

Premium by age, current schedule

AgeAnnual premium
30HK$1,825
45HK$3,030
60HK$4,832
75HK$9,794

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$570
Hospital chargesHK$4,380
Doctor's visitsHK$570
Specialist feesHK$1,250
Intensive careHK$1,000
Surgeon's feeHK$20,000
AnaesthetistAs stated in the schedule
Operating theatreAs stated in the schedule
Diagnostic imagingHK$3,750
Non-surgical cancer treatmentHK$10,390
Outpatient before and afterHK$875
Psychiatric treatmentHK$3,898

Also includes outpatient general, dental, 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 age100 p.13
Pre-existing conditions unknown at application0% year 1, 25% year 2, 50% year 3, 100% from year 4 p.23
Cancellation and refundFull refund within 21-day cooling-off period; pro-rata refund for certain terminations after cooling-off p.4
Switching from another planSwitching to another plan is possible, re-underwriting may apply for upgrades p.15
Room classnot restricted p.18
If a higher room is usednot restricted p.18
Geographical coverworldwide excluding psychiatric treatment and medical negligence benefit p.18
Psychiatric treatment areaHong Kong only p.22
Emergency treatment abroadcovered worldwide p.18
Full cover on core benefitsno p.44
Annual limitunlimited p.45
Lifetime limitnone p.18
How the deductible appliesper Policy Year p.28
Coinsurance20% for Supplementary Major Medical, 30% for Prescribed Diagnostic Imaging Tests p.40
Pre-admission outpatient1 visit per confinement/day case procedure, up to USD875 per Policy Year p.44
Post-discharge outpatient3 visits within 90 days after discharge/day case procedure, up to USD875 per Policy Year p.44
General outpatientnone
Psychiatric treatmentUSD3,898 per Policy Year p.44
Diagnostic imaging coinsurance30% p.44
Non-surgical cancer treatmentUSD10,390 per Policy Year p.44
Kidney dialysisCovered, USD25,000 per Policy Year p.44
Day case proceduresCovered as in-patient for relevant benefits, subject to benefit limits p.19
Home nursingnone
Hospice carenone p.29
Chinese medicinenone p.26
PhysiotherapyCovered during confinement and for follow-up outpatient visits post-discharge/day case procedure p.20
Congenital conditionsCovered from age 8 p.26
Pregnancy complicationsnone p.26
Emergency dentalCovered for Emergency Treatment and surgery during Confinement arising from an Accident p.26
Hospital cashnone
Companion bednone
Second medical opinionnot stated
Direct billing and pre-authorisationnot stated
No-claim discount15% of annual premium if no claim for 3 consecutive policy years p.39
Exclusions beyond the VHIS standard listVenereal and sexually transmitted disease; Hair Mineral Analysis (HMA); purchase of durable medical equipment; traditional Chinese medicine and other alternative treatments p.25

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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