VHIS Hong Kong
HSBC LIFE · F00076-20-000-01

HSBC Life Vital Care Voluntary Health Insurance Flexi Plan

HSBC Life Vital Care Voluntary Health Insurance Flexi Plan is a Flexi Plan certified under the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme, certification number F00076-20-000-01. It entitles the insured to a private room and covers treatment worldwide_ex_us.

Premium by age, current schedule

AgeAnnual premium
30HK$6,790
45HK$9,933
60HK$20,182
75HK$42,960

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

RoomPrivate
Geographical coverworldwide_ex_us
Annual limitHK$35,000,000
Lifetime limitNone
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 afterAs stated in the schedule
Psychiatric treatmentHK$30,000

Also includes 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 age100 p.14
Pre-existing conditions unknown at application100% from year 1 p.23
Waiting periodnone
Cancellation and refundFull refund within 21-day cooling-off period. No refund after cooling-off period if no benefit payment. Pro-rata refund if policy terminated due to death or company ceasing authorization. p.4
Switching from another planSwitching to plans with upgraded/additional benefits requires re-underwriting. Switching to plans with downgraded/reduced benefits is at company's discretion without re-underwriting. p.15
Room classStandard Private Room p.59
If a higher room is usedAn adjustment factor of 50% or 0% is applied to Variable Benefits if a higher ward class is used, depending on the class difference. p.39
Geographical coverWorldwide excluding the United States p.59
Psychiatric treatment areaHong Kong only p.23
Emergency treatment abroadCovered up to Standard Plan benefit limits outside geographical limitation p.38
Full cover on core benefitsyes p.61
Annual limitHKD35,000,000 per Policy Year p.59
Lifetime limitNil p.59
Deductible optionsHKD100,000 p.59
How the deductible appliesPer Policy Year. Policy Holder can remove or decrease deductible without re-underwriting at age 55 or every 5 years thereafter, once per lifetime. p.30
Coinsurancenone p.29
Pre-admission outpatientFull cover for 1 prior outpatient visit or Emergency consultation per Confinement/Day Case Procedure (more than 30 days before admission/Day Case Procedure); all prior outpatient visits or Emergency consultations (within 30 days before admission/Day Case Procedure). p.60
Post-discharge outpatientFull cover for all follow-up outpatient visits per Confinement/Day Case Procedure (within 90 days after discharge); all follow-up outpatient visits after major/complex surgery (within 180 days after discharge). Max 3 visits for physiotherapy, chiropractic, occupational, speech therapy (within 90 days). p.60
General outpatientCheck-up benefit: HKD1,000 per Policy Year (starting from second Policy Year) p.61
Psychiatric treatmentHKD30,000 per Policy Year p.61
Diagnostic imaging coinsurancenone p.60
Non-surgical cancer treatmentFull cover p.60
Kidney dialysisFull cover for outpatient kidney dialysis p.61
Day case proceduresFull cover as in-patient p.21
Home nursingFull cover for home nursing services by 1 Qualified Nurse per day for a maximum of 90 days per Policy Year (within 90 days after discharge or Day Case Procedure) p.61
Hospice carenone p.45
Chinese medicinenone p.45
PhysiotherapyPost-Confinement/Day Case Procedure outpatient physiotherapy: HKD10,000 per Policy Year (within 90 days after discharge or Day Case Procedure, max 1 visit per day, payable if benefit item (k) is exhausted). Max 3 visits for physiotherapy, chiropractic, occupational, speech therapy (within 90 days) under pre/post-confinement care. p.61
Congenital conditionsCovered if manifested or diagnosed at or after age 8 p.27
Pregnancy complicationsnone p.27
Emergency dentalCovered for Emergency Treatment and surgery during Confinement arising from an Accident p.27
Hospital cashHKD2,000 per day (max 10 days per Confinement) for confinement in a ward class below Standard Private Room in a private Hospital in Hong Kong p.61
Companion bedFull cover for the cost of an extra bed in the same Hospital room during Insured Person's Confinement p.42
Second medical opinionnone
Direct billing and pre-authorisationnone
No-claim discount5% for 3 claim-free years, 10% for 4 claim-free years, 15% for 5+ claim-free years p.55
Exclusions beyond the VHIS standard listDependence, overdose or influence of drugs, alcohol, narcotics or similar drugs or agents; Venereal and sexually transmitted disease or its sequelae; Hair Mineral Analysis (HMA), immunisation or health supplements; Sex reassignment of either sex; sexual dysfunction; Purchase of durable medical equipment or appliances; Other forms of alternative treatment including but not limited to hypnotism, qigong, massage therapy, aromatherapy, naturopathy, hydropathy, homeotherapy and other similar treatments p.26

Premium record since 2021

At a constant age of 45, HSBC Life has filed 0 schedule changes on this plan since 2021, an average of +0.0% a year, taking the premium from HK$9,933 to HK$9,933.

YearChange
2026no change

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

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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