VHIS Hong Kong
BUPA · F00035-03-000-05

Bupa Global Prestige VHIS Plan

Bupa Global Prestige VHIS Plan is a Flexi Plan certified under the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme, certification number F00035-03-000-05. It entitles the insured to a private room and covers treatment worldwide.

Premium by age, current schedule

AgeAnnual premium
30HK$29,024
45HK$41,661
60HK$67,479
75HK$67,479

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 limitHK$40,000,000
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 treatmentPaid in full

Also includes outpatient general, maternity, chinese medicine, health check, a companion bed, rehabilitation, hospice care, kidney dialysis, the deductible waived for critical conditions.

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.13
Pre-existing conditions unknown at application100% from year 1 p.21
Waiting period12 months for pregnancy complications p.2
Cancellation and refundFull refund within 21-day cooling-off period; pro-rata refund upon death of Insured Person or Company ceasing authorization p.4
Switching from another planSwitching to another plan with upgraded benefits is subject to re-underwriting; switching to a plan with downgraded benefits is at Company's discretion without re-underwriting p.14
Room classStandard Private Room p.55
If a higher room is usedBenefits reduced by an adjustment factor based on room charge difference p.12
Geographical coverWorldwide p.17
Psychiatric treatment areaWorldwide p.17
Emergency treatment abroadCovered worldwide p.17
Full cover on core benefitsyes p.55
Annual limit40000000 p.55
Lifetime limitnone p.55
Deductible options0, 40000 p.55
How the deductible appliesPer Policy Year, with one-off right to reduce or remove at ages 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85 p.55
Coinsurancenone p.55
Pre-admission outpatientFull cover for all prior outpatient visits or emergency consultations within 90 days before admission/day case procedure, and 1 visit more than 90 days before p.55
Post-discharge outpatientFull cover for all follow-up outpatient visits within 365 days after discharge/day case procedure p.55
General outpatientnone p.55
Psychiatric treatmentFull cover p.55
Diagnostic imaging coinsurancenone p.55
Non-surgical cancer treatmentFull cover p.55
Kidney dialysisFull cover for Day Patient kidney dialysis p.56
Day case proceduresCovered as in-patient, full cover for related benefits p.18
Home nursingFull cover, maximum 90 days per Policy Year p.56
Hospice careHKD 160,000 per Policy Year p.56
Chinese medicineHKD 880 per visit, maximum 20 visits per Policy Year for consultation or acupuncture after confinement or specific treatments p.56
PhysiotherapyFull cover if during confinement or as follow-up outpatient care within 365 days after discharge/day case procedure p.18
Congenital conditionsCovered if manifested or diagnosed at or after age 8 p.24
Pregnancy complicationsHKD 250,000 per Policy Year, subject to 12-month waiting period for conception p.56
Emergency dentalCovered for emergency treatment and surgery during confinement arising from an accident p.23
Companion bedFull cover p.56
Direct billing and pre-authorisationPre-approval available for organ transplant surgery and rehabilitation p.5
Exclusions beyond the VHIS standard listTreatments not Medically Necessary; Drug/alcohol dependence/overdose; Venereal/sexually transmitted disease; Purchase of durable medical equipment for home use p.23

Premium record since 2021

At a constant age of 45, Bupa has filed 3 schedule changes on this plan since 2021, an average of +2.2% a year, taking the premium from HK$35,745 to HK$41,661.

YearChange
2022no change
2023+5.0%
2024no change
2025no change
2026+11.0%

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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