VHIS Hong Kong
AIA · F00074-16-000-01

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 F00074-16-000-01. It entitles the insured to a semi-private room and covers treatment worldwide.

Premium by age, current schedule

AgeAnnual premium
30HK$792
45HK$1,248
60HK$2,647
75HK$6,717

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 periodnone
Cancellation and refundFull refund if cancelled within 21-day cooling-off period after delivery of policy/notice. After cooling-off, cancellation requires 30 days notice and no benefit payment in the policy year. p.4
Switching from another planSwitching to a plan with upgraded/added benefits allows re-underwriting limited to those benefits. Switching to a plan with downgraded/reduced benefits does not allow re-underwriting, but the company has discretion to accept/reject. p.12
Room classSemi-Private Room for Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China; Standard Private Room for anywhere else 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) if a higher room class is used, unless due to unavailability, isolation, or other non-personal preference reasons. 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, subject to reduction if in United States for US citizens staying 182+ days p.42
Full cover on core benefitsyes p.46
Annual limitUSD1,500,000 p.45
Lifetime limitUSD7,500,000 p.45
Deductible optionsUSD6,250, with a guaranteed zero option available at certain ages p.21
How the deductible appliesPer Policy Year, with an option to reduce at ages 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, or 81, including a guaranteed zero deductible option. p.21
Coinsurancenone p.46
Pre-admission outpatientFully covered for all prior outpatient visits or emergency consultations within 30 days before confinement/day case procedure, and 1 prior visit/consultation more than 30 days before. p.46
Post-discharge outpatientFully covered for all follow-up outpatient visits (excluding dietitian) within 90 days (or 365 days for complex/major surgery) after discharge/day case. 4 dietitian consultation follow-up visits at USD85 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 many benefits; also a cash benefit of USD200 per procedure, max 1 per policy year. p.47
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/completion). p.46
PhysiotherapyCovered during confinement under miscellaneous charges; covered as follow-up outpatient care post-confinement; covered under Stroke ancillary benefit at USD125 per visit, max 30 visits per policy year and USD12,500 per incident. p.47
Congenital conditionsCovered from age 8 if not manifested or diagnosed before then. p.23
Pregnancy complicationsPayable according to benefit limits of respective 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 cashUSD150 per day, maximum 60 days per Policy Year, for confinement in a lower ward class in Hong Kong/Macau private hospital. p.47
Companion bedfull cover p.46
Second medical opinionAvailable through Personal medical case management services, including referral to a Specialist for review. p.35
Exclusions beyond the VHIS standard listTraditional Chinese medicine treatment (except specific benefits); other forms of alternative treatment including hypnotism, qigong, massage therapy, aromatherapy, naturopathy, hydropathy, homeotherapy (except specific benefits). p.23

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$979 to HK$1,248.

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
USD6,250 Deductible (Worldwide except USA)Semi-privateHK$6,250USD1,500,000 per Policy Year
USD6,250 Deductible (Worldwide except USA)Semi-privateHK$6,250USD1,500,000 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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