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AIA · F00074-14-000-01

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 F00074-14-000-01. It entitles the insured to a semi-private room and covers treatment worldwide.

Premium by age, current schedule

AgeAnnual premium
30HK$1,097
45HK$1,682
60HK$3,584
75HK$9,097

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 applicationFirst 30 days of the first Policy Year no coverage; 31st day of the first Policy Year onwards full coverage p.20
Waiting period30 days for pre-existing conditions unknown at application p.20
Cancellation and refundFull refund if cancelled within 21-day cooling-off period (no benefit payment). After cooling-off, 30 days written notice required, no refund if benefit paid in current Policy Year. p.4
Switching from another planAllowed to switch to another plan with upgrade/addition of benefits (re-underwriting limited to new benefits). Allowed to switch to a plan with downgrade/reduction of benefits (no re-underwriting, but Company discretion to accept/reject). p.12
Room classSemi-Private Room for Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China; Standard Private Room for elsewhere within geographical cover and for Emergency Treatment outside geographical cover p.45
If a higher room is usedBenefits reduced by an Adjustment Factor, calculated by (highest daily room charge of Covered Room / actual daily room charge of higher room) p.42
Geographical coverWorldwide excluding United States for non-Emergency Treatment p.45
Psychiatric treatment areaHong Kong and Macau only p.14
Emergency treatment abroadWorldwide. If Emergency Treatment in United States for US citizen staying 182+ days in prior 12 months, benefits reduced by 50%. p.42
Full cover on core benefitsyes p.46
Annual limitUSD1,500,000 p.45
Lifetime limitUSD7,500,000 p.45
Deductible optionsUSD2,000 p.45
How the deductible appliesPer Policy Year. Can be reduced at ages 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 81 once in a lifetime. p.21
Coinsurancenone p.46
Pre-admission outpatientAll prior outpatient visits or Emergency consultations within 30 days before each Confinement or Day Case Procedure; 1 prior outpatient visit or Emergency consultation more than 30 days before each Confinement or Day Case Procedure. Fully covered. p.46
Post-discharge outpatientAll follow-up outpatient visits (except dietitian) within 90 days after discharge or Day Case Procedure. All follow-up outpatient visits (except dietitian) within 365 days after discharge or Day Case Procedure for complex/major surgery. 4 dietitian consultation visits within 90 days, USD85 per visit. Fully covered (except dietitian). 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 dialysisFully covered p.46
Day case proceduresCovered as in-patient for various benefits. Day surgery cash benefit USD200 per procedure, max 1 per Policy Year. p.46
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, max 15 follow-up visits per Confinement/Day Case Procedure (within 90 days after discharge or completion of Day Case Procedure) p.46
PhysiotherapyFully covered during Confinement and as follow-up outpatient care. Also covered under Stroke ancillary benefit: USD125 per visit, max 30 visits per Policy Year and USD12,500 per Incident. p.15
Congenital conditionsCovered from age 8 p.23
Pregnancy complicationsCovered for specific complications (e.g., ectopic pregnancy, pre-eclampsia) according to respective benefit limits, provided diagnosis is at least 300 days after Policy Effective Date. p.37
Emergency dentalFully covered within 3 months of the Accident p.47
Hospital cashUSD150 per day, maximum 60 days per Policy Year (for using a lower ward class in Hong Kong/Macau private hospital) p.47
Companion bedFully covered p.46
Second medical opinionAvailable through Personal medical case management services, which can recommend suitable medical professionals. p.35
Exclusions beyond the VHIS standard listDisability from dependence, overdose or influence of drugs, alcohol, narcotics; Venereal and sexually transmitted disease or its sequelae; Hair Mineral Analysis (HMA), immunisation or health supplements; Purchase of durable medical equipment or alternative treatments like hypnotism, qigong, massage therapy, aromatherapy, naturopathy, hydropathy, homeotherapy. 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 +10.4% a year, taking the premium from HK$1,319 to HK$1,682.

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
USD2,000 Deductible (Worldwide except USA)Semi-privateHK$2,000USD1,500,000 per Policy Year
USD2,000 Deductible (Worldwide except USA)Semi-privateHK$2,000USD1,500,000 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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