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AIA · F00074-07-000-01

AIA Voluntary Health Insurance Privilege Ultra Scheme

AIA Voluntary Health Insurance Privilege Ultra Scheme is a Flexi Plan certified under the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme, certification number F00074-07-000-01. It entitles the insured to a semi-private room and covers treatment worldwide.

Premium by age, current schedule

AgeAnnual premium
30HK$8,112
45HK$12,800
60HK$27,136
75HK$68,888

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$12,000,000
Lifetime limitHK$60,000,000
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$40,000

Also includes outpatient general, dental, maternity, 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 agelifetime p.11
Pre-existing conditions unknown at applicationNo coverage for first 30 days of first Policy Year, full coverage from 31st day of first Policy Year onwards p.20
Waiting period30 days for unknown pre-existing conditions p.20
Cancellation and refundFull refund during 21-day cooling-off period if no benefits paid. After cooling-off, cancellation with 30 days notice if no benefits paid. p.4
Switching from another planAllowed to switch to another plan with upgrade/addition of benefits (re-underwriting limited to new benefits) or downgrade/reduction of benefits (no re-underwriting, company discretion). p.12
Room classSemi-Private Room in HK, Macau, mainland China; Standard Private Room elsewhere within geographical cover p.45
If a higher room is usedBenefits reduced by an Adjustment Factor (highest daily Covered Room charge / actual daily room charge) p.42
Geographical coverWorldwide excluding United States for non-emergency; Worldwide for emergency p.45
Psychiatric treatment areaHong Kong and Macau only p.17
Emergency treatment abroadCovered Worldwide. Reduced to 50% if US citizen stayed in US for 182+ days prior to treatment in US. p.42
Full cover on core benefitsyes p.46
Annual limit12000000 p.45
Lifetime limit60000000 p.45
Deductible options25000, 0 p.45
How the deductible appliesPer Policy Year, with option to reduce at ages 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 81 p.45
Coinsurancenone p.46
Pre-admission outpatientFully covered for all prior outpatient visits within 30 days before confinement/day case procedure, and 1 prior visit more than 30 days before p.46
Post-discharge outpatientFully covered for all follow-up visits (non-dietitian) within 90 days, or 365 days for complex/major surgery. 4 dietitian visits within 90 days, $680 per visit. p.46
General outpatientnone
Psychiatric treatment40000 p.46
Diagnostic imaging coinsurancenone p.46
Non-surgical cancer treatmentfull cover p.46
Kidney dialysisfull cover p.46
Day case proceduresCovered as inpatient for various benefits, no specific limit stated beyond overall annual limit p.14
Home nursingFully covered, maximum 196 days per Policy Year (within 196 days after discharge from hospital following surgery or ICU admission) p.46
Hospice careHKD80,000 per Policy Year p.46
Chinese medicineHKD600 per visit, 1 visit per day, max 15 visits per confinement/day case procedure (within 90 days post-discharge) p.46
PhysiotherapyCovered during confinement under miscellaneous charges. Covered as follow-up outpatient care. For Stroke, HKD1,000 per visit, max 30 visits per year and HKD100,000 per incident. p.47
Congenital conditionsCovered from age 8 p.23
Pregnancy complicationsCovered for listed complications, subject to 300-day waiting period from policy effective date. Limits as per respective benefit items. p.37
Emergency dentalFully covered within 3 months of accident p.47
Hospital cashHKD1,200 per day for lower ward class (max 60 days/year); HKD1,600 per procedure for day surgery (max 1 procedure/year) p.47
Companion bedFully covered p.46
Second medical opinionAvailable through personal medical case management services, including specialist review and recommendations p.35
No-claim discountnone
Exclusions beyond the VHIS standard listPurchase of durable medical equipment or appliances; Traditional Chinese medicine treatment and other alternative treatments (except specific benefits) p.22

Premium record since 2021

At a constant age of 45, AIA has filed 2 schedule changes on this plan since 2021, an average of +10.3% a year, taking the premium from HK$10,040 to HK$12,800.

YearChange
2025+17.0%
2026+9.0%

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

Options under this certification

OptionRoomDeductibleAnnual limit
HKD25,000 Deductible (Worldwide except USA)Semi-privateHK$25,000HKD12,000,000 per Policy Year
HKD25,000 Deductible (Worldwide except USA)Semi-privateHK$25,000HKD12,000,000 per Policy Year

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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