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AXA · F00034-02-000-05

AXA WiseGuard Pro Medical Insurance Plan

AXA WiseGuard Pro Medical Insurance Plan is a Flexi Plan certified under the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme, certification number F00034-02-000-05. It entitles the insured to a ward room and covers treatment worldwide.

Premium by age, current schedule

AgeAnnual premium
30HK$5,060
45HK$8,502
60HK$17,733
75HK$41,304

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

RoomWard
Geographical coverworldwide
Annual limitHK$5,000,000
Lifetime limitNone
Room and boardPaid in full
Hospital chargesPaid in full
Doctor's visitsPaid in full
Specialist feesPaid in full
Intensive carePaid in full
Surgeon's feePaid in full
AnaesthetistPaid in full
Operating theatrePaid in full
Diagnostic imagingPaid in full
Non-surgical cancer treatmentPaid in full
Outpatient before and afterPaid in full
Psychiatric treatmentHK$30,000

Also includes outpatient general, dental, home nursing, a companion bed, kidney dialysis, reconstructive surgery, 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.14
Pre-existing conditions unknown at application100% from year 1 p.20
Waiting periodnone
Cancellation and refundFull refund within 21-day cooling-off period; no refund after cooling-off if policyholder cancels and no benefit paid; pro-rata refund if terminated due to death or company ceasing authorization. p.5
Switching from another planSwitching to another plan with upgraded benefits may require re-underwriting; upgrade to Noble benefit level is possible without re-underwriting under specific conditions. p.13
Room classGeneral Ward p.38
If a higher room is usedAdjustment factor applied to variable benefits: Semi-private Room 50%, Standard Private Room 25%, Any ward class above Standard Private Room 0% p.1
Geographical coverGreater China (mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau) p.38
Psychiatric treatment areaHong Kong and Macau only p.38
Emergency treatment abroadCovered worldwide p.38
Full cover on core benefitsyes p.39
Annual limitHKD5,000,000 p.38
Lifetime limitnone p.18
Deductible options0, 20000, 50000 p.40
How the deductible appliesPer policy year; can be removed or decreased without re-underwriting at age 55 and every 5 years thereafter, once per lifetime. p.11
Coinsurancenone p.24
Pre-admission outpatientFull cover for 1 prior outpatient visit (more than 30 days before admission) and all prior outpatient visits (within 30 days before admission) p.39
Post-discharge outpatientFull cover for all follow-up outpatient visits within 90 days after discharge (or 180 days if major/complex surgery) p.39
General outpatientnone
Psychiatric treatmentHKD30,000 per Policy Year p.40
Diagnostic imaging coinsurancenone p.39
Non-surgical cancer treatmentfull cover p.39
Kidney dialysisFull cover for regular haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis p.40
Day case proceduresCovered as in-patient for various benefits p.16
Home nursingFull cover for 1 Qualified Nurse per day for a maximum of 90 days per Policy Year, within 90 days after discharge p.40
Hospice carenone p.26
Chinese medicinenone p.23
PhysiotherapyMaximum 3 visits within 90 days post-discharge under pre/post-confinement care; additional $3,000 per Policy Year under ancillary benefit if item (k) exhausted p.40
Congenital conditionsCovered from age 8 p.23
Pregnancy complicationsnone p.23
Emergency dentalCovered for Emergency Treatment and surgery during Confinement arising from an Accident p.23
Hospital cashnone p.11
Companion bedFull cover p.40
Second medical opinionnot stated
Direct billing and pre-authorisationnot stated
No-claim discountYes, 5% for 3 claim-free years, 10% for 4, 15% for 5+. p.14
Exclusions beyond the VHIS standard listVenereal and sexually transmitted disease or its sequelae; Purchase of durable medical equipment or appliances; Traditional Chinese medicine treatment and other forms of alternative treatment; Eligible Expenses which have been reimbursed under any law, or medical program or insurance policy provided by any government, company or other third party. p.24

Premium record since 2021

At a constant age of 45, AXA has filed 3 schedule changes on this plan since 2021, an average of +3.5% a year, taking the premium from HK$6,634 to HK$8,502.

YearChange
2022no change
2023+4.5%
2024+9.0%
2025+12.5%
2026no change

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

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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