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AIA · F00074-11-000-01

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 F00074-11-000-01. It entitles the insured to a semi-private room and covers treatment worldwide.

Premium by age, current schedule

AgeAnnual premium
30HK$922
45HK$1,454
60HK$3,084
75HK$7,827

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$1,500,000
Lifetime limitHK$7,500,000
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$5,000

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 pre-existing conditions unknown at application; 300 days for pregnancy complications p.20
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 current policy year; pro-rata refund upon death of insured or company ceasing authorization 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 to accept/reject) p.12
Room classSemi-Private Room for Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China; Standard Private Room for other areas within geographical cover and for emergency treatment outside geographical cover p.45
If a higher room is usedBenefits reduced by an Adjustment Factor if a higher room class than Covered Room is used p.42
Geographical coverAsia (Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam) p.45
Psychiatric treatment areaHong Kong and Macau only p.42
Emergency treatment abroadWorldwide, with 50% reduction for US citizens receiving emergency treatment in the United States if they stayed 182 days or more in the US in the prior 12 months p.43
Full cover on core benefitsyes p.46
Annual limitUSD1,500,000 p.45
Lifetime limitUSD7,500,000 p.45
Deductible optionsUSD3,125, 0 p.45
How the deductible appliesPer Policy Year, with an option to reduce at ages 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, or 81 p.21
Coinsurancenone p.46
Pre-admission outpatientFully covered for all prior outpatient visits or emergency consultations within 30 days before confinement or day case procedure; 1 prior outpatient visit or emergency consultation more than 30 days before confinement or day case procedure p.46
Post-discharge outpatientFully covered for all follow-up outpatient visits (excluding dietitian) within 90 days after discharge or day case procedure, or within 365 days for complex/major surgery; $85 per visit for 4 dietitian consultation follow-up visits within 90 days p.46
General outpatientnone
Psychiatric treatmentUSD5,000 per Policy Year p.46
Diagnostic imaging coinsurancenone p.46
Non-surgical cancer treatmentfull cover p.46
Kidney dialysisfull cover p.46
Day case proceduresCovered as per relevant benefit items 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 careUSD10,000 per Policy Year p.46
Chinese medicineUSD75 per visit, 1 follow-up visit per day, max 15 visits per confinement/day case procedure (within 90 days after discharge) p.46
PhysiotherapyCovered during confinement under miscellaneous charges, under pre/post confinement outpatient care, and under stroke ancillary benefit p.15
Congenital conditionsCovered from age 8 p.23
Pregnancy complicationsCovered for specific complications after 300-day waiting period, payable according to benefit limits of respective items p.37
Emergency dentalFully covered for emergency treatment necessitated by injury to sound natural teeth within 3 months of the accident p.47
Hospital cashUSD150 per day, maximum 60 days per Policy Year, for confinement in a room below Covered Room class in Hong Kong and Macau private hospitals p.47
Companion bedFully covered for an extra bed for one companion during confinement p.46
Second medical opinionAvailable through personal medical case management services, where medical information may be referred to a specialist for review p.35
Exclusions beyond the VHIS standard listdependence, overdose or influence of drugs, alcohol, narcotics; venereal and sexually transmitted disease or its sequelae; purchase of durable medical equipment or appliances; traditional Chinese medicine and other alternative treatments (with exceptions) p.21

Premium record since 2021

At a constant age of 45, AIA has filed 2 schedule changes on this plan since 2021, an average of +10.4% a year, taking the premium from HK$1,140 to HK$1,454.

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
USD3,125 Deductible (Asia)Semi-privateHK$3,125USD1,500,000 per Policy Year
USD3,125 Deductible (Asia)Semi-privateHK$3,125USD1,500,000 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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