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AIA · F00074-15-000-01

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 F00074-15-000-01. It entitles the insured to a semi-private room and covers treatment worldwide.

Premium by age, current schedule

AgeAnnual premium
30HK$1,014
45HK$1,600
60HK$3,392
75HK$8,611

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 (if no benefit paid). No refund after cooling-off period if cancelled by policyholder. Pro-rata refund if terminated due to death 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 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 / daily actual 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.42
Emergency treatment abroadWorldwide. Reduced to 50% for US citizens staying 182+ days in the US for Emergency Treatment in the US. p.42
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. Policy Holder can reduce deductible at ages 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 81 without further evidence of insurability. p.45
Coinsurancenone p.46
Pre-admission outpatientFully covered for all 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 p.46
Post-discharge outpatientFully covered for all follow-up outpatient visits (excluding dietitian) within 90 days after discharge/Day Case Procedure, or 365 days for complex/major surgery. 4 dietitian consultation visits at $85 per visit 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 in-patient for various benefits, including room, surgery, imaging, and cancer treatment p.14
Home nursingFully covered, maximum 196 days per Policy Year (within 196 days after discharge from Hospital following surgery or admission to Intensive Care Unit) p.46
Hospice careUSD10,000 per Policy Year p.46
Chinese medicine$75 per visit, 1 follow-up outpatient visit per day, maximum 15 visits per Confinement/Day Case Procedure (within 90 days after discharge/completion) p.46
PhysiotherapyCovered during Confinement under Miscellaneous charges; covered for follow-up outpatient visits after Confinement/Day Case Procedure; covered under Stroke ancillary benefit p.15
Congenital conditionsCovered if manifested or diagnosed after age 8 p.23
Pregnancy complicationsCovered according to respective benefit items, 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 cash$150 per day, maximum 60 days per Policy Year p.47
Companion bedFully covered p.46
Second medical opinionAvailable through Personal medical case management services, which can provide recommendations for suitable medical professionals p.35
Exclusions beyond the VHIS standard listPurchase of durable medical equipment or appliances for home use 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$1,255 to HK$1,600.

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