VHIS Hong Kong
HSBC LIFE · F00049-14-000-03

HSBC Life HSBC Voluntary Health Insurance Flexi Plan

HSBC Life HSBC Voluntary Health Insurance Flexi Plan is a Flexi Plan certified under the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme, certification number F00049-14-000-03. It entitles the insured to a private room and covers treatment worldwide.

Premium by age, current schedule

AgeAnnual premium
30HK$23,696
45HK$40,508
60HK$74,399
75HK$164,988

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 afterAs stated in the schedule
Psychiatric treatmentHK$50,000

Also includes chinese medicine, health check, home nursing, a companion bed, hospital cash, rehabilitation, hospice care, 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.13
Pre-existing conditions unknown at application100% from year 1 p.23
Waiting periodnone p.23
Cancellation and refundFull refund if cancelled within 21-day cooling-off period; after cooling-off, cancellation with 30 days' notice, no refund if benefits paid in current policy year p.4
Switching from another planSwitching to a plan with upgraded/additional benefits requires re-underwriting limited to those benefits; switching to a plan with downgraded/reduced benefits does not require re-underwriting but is subject to company discretion p.15
Room classStandard Private Room p.49
If a higher room is usedAdjustment factor (50% or 0%) applied to Variable Benefits (Sections 3(a) to 3(j) and 3(l) of Part 6; and Sections (2)(II), (2)(III), (2)(VII), (2)(VIII) and (2)(IX) of the endorsement) p.41
Geographical coverWorldwide p.39
Psychiatric treatment areaHong Kong only p.23
Emergency treatment abroadCovered as part of worldwide coverage p.49
Full cover on core benefitsyes p.49
Annual limit40000000 p.49
Lifetime limitnone p.49
Deductible options16000 p.49
How the deductible appliesPer policy year; right to remove or decrease deductible without re-underwriting at age 55 and every 5 years thereafter p.30
Coinsurancenone p.29
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.49
Post-discharge outpatientFull cover for all follow-up outpatient visits within 90 days after discharge/Day Case Procedure, or within 180 days after discharge for major/complex surgery p.49
General outpatientnone
Psychiatric treatmentHKD50,000 per Policy Year p.50
Diagnostic imaging coinsurancenone p.49
Non-surgical cancer treatmentfull cover p.49
Kidney dialysisFull cover p.50
Day case proceduresCovered, no specific limit beyond annual limit p.19
Home nursingFull cover, 1 Qualified Nurse per day for a maximum of 90 days per Policy Year, within 90 days after discharge/Day Case Procedure p.50
Hospice careHKD80,000 per Policy Year, up to 30 days per Policy Year p.50
Chinese medicineHKD600 per visit, max 1 visit per day, max 10 visits per Confinement/Day Case Procedure (within 90 days after discharge/Day Case Procedure) p.50
PhysiotherapyMax 3 visits for physiotherapy/chiropractic/occupational/speech therapy within 90 days post-discharge/Day Case Procedure under pre/post-confinement care; additional HKD30,000 per Policy Year for post-confinement outpatient physiotherapy (max 1 visit per day, within 90 days post-discharge/Day Case Procedure) if item (k) is exhausted p.50
Congenital conditionsCovered from age 8 p.27
Pregnancy complicationsnone p.26
Emergency dentalCovered for Emergency Treatment and surgery during Confinement arising from an Accident p.26
Hospital cashHKD2,000 per day (maximum 10 days per Confinement) for using a lower ward class in a private Hospital in Hong Kong p.50
Companion bedFull cover for actual expenses of an extra bed for a companion during Confinement, excludes guest meals p.43
Second medical opinionnot stated
Direct billing and pre-authorisationnot stated p.1
No-claim discountYes, 5% for 3 claim-free years, 10% for 4 claim-free years, 15% for 5+ claim-free years p.47
Exclusions beyond the VHIS standard listHair Mineral Analysis (HMA); traditional Chinese medicine treatment (e.g. herbal treatment, bone-setting, acupuncture, tui na) and other alternative treatments (e.g. hypnotism, qigong, massage therapy) p.25

Premium record since 2021

At a constant age of 45, HSBC Life has filed 0 schedule changes on this plan since 2021, an average of +0.0% a year, taking the premium from HK$40,508 to HK$40,508.

YearChange
2022no change
2023no change
2024no change
2025no change
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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