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AXA · F00034-05-000-05

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 F00034-05-000-05. It entitles the insured to a semi-private room and covers treatment worldwide.

Premium by age, current schedule

AgeAnnual premium
30HK$5,873
45HK$9,929
60HK$19,943
75HK$48,924

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 limitHK$25,000,000
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, hospital cash, 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 if no benefits paid. After cooling-off, cancellation with 30 days' notice if no benefits paid in the policy year, no pro-rata refund stated. p.5
Switching from another planSwitching to a plan with upgraded or additional benefits may require re-underwriting limited to those benefits. Switching to a plan with downgraded or reduced benefits does not require re-underwriting but is at the Company's discretion. Upgrade to Noble without re-underwriting is possible once per lifetime under specific conditions. p.13
Room classSemi-private Room p.38
If a higher room is usedAn adjustment factor (50% or 25% or 0%) is applied to variable benefits if a higher ward class is used. p.32
Geographical coverAsia (including Australia and New Zealand) which includes Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. p.32
Psychiatric treatment areaHong Kong and Macau only p.38
Emergency treatment abroadWorldwide p.32
Full cover on core benefitsyes p.38
Annual limit25000000 p.38
Lifetime limitnone p.18
Deductible options0, 20000, 50000 p.38
How the deductible appliesPer Policy Year. Policy Holder can remove or decrease deductible without re-underwriting at age 55 or every 5 years thereafter. p.45
Coinsurancenone p.21
Pre-admission outpatientFull cover for 1 prior outpatient visit or emergency consultation per confinement/day case procedure (more than 30 days before admission/day case procedure); full cover for all prior outpatient visits or emergency consultations (within 30 days before admission/day case procedure). p.38
Post-discharge outpatientFull cover for all follow-up outpatient visits within 90 days after discharge from hospital or completion of day case procedure; full cover for all follow-up outpatient visits within 180 days after discharge from hospital if major or complex surgery was performed. p.38
General outpatientnone
Psychiatric treatment30000 p.39
Diagnostic imaging coinsurancenone p.38
Non-surgical cancer treatmentfull cover p.38
Kidney dialysisFull cover p.39
Day case proceduresCovered as in-patient, subject to annual limit. p.25
Home nursingFull cover within 90 days after discharge from hospital or completion of day case procedure, provided by 1 Qualified Nurse per day for a maximum of 90 days per policy year. p.39
Hospice carenone p.26
Chinese medicinenone p.23
PhysiotherapyCovered during confinement. For post-confinement/day case outpatient care: maximum 3 visits in total within 90 days, plus an ancillary benefit of HKD 6,000 per policy year if the main benefit is exhausted. p.39
Congenital conditionsExcluded if manifested or diagnosed before age 8. p.23
Pregnancy complicationsnone p.22
Emergency dentalCovered for Emergency Treatment and surgery during confinement arising from an Accident. Follow-up treatment after discharge is not covered. p.22
Hospital cashHKD 1,000 per day for using a ward class below Semi-private Room in a private hospital in Hong Kong or Macau, maximum 10 days per confinement. p.39
Companion bedFull cover for actual expenses charged for an extra bed for a companion, not covering guest meals. p.34
No-claim discountYes, 5% for 3 claim-free years, 10% for 4 claim-free years, 15% for 5+ claim-free years. p.48
Exclusions beyond the VHIS standard listHair Mineral Analysis (HMA); purchase of durable medical equipment including airway pressure machines, oxygen therapy devices, dialysis machines, exercise equipment, air purifiers or conditioners and heat appliances for home use. p.22

Premium record since 2021

At a constant age of 45, AXA has filed 3 schedule changes on this plan since 2021, an average of +3.8% a year, taking the premium from HK$7,601 to HK$9,929.

YearChange
2022no change
2023+6.5%
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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