VHIS Hong Kong
CHOW TAI FOOK · F00077-13-000-01

Chow Tai Fook "ChampCare" Medical Insurance Plan

Chow Tai Fook "ChampCare" Medical Insurance Plan is a Flexi Plan certified under the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme, certification number F00077-13-000-01. It entitles the insured to a private room and covers treatment worldwide.

Premium by age, current schedule

AgeAnnual premium
30HK$4,087
45HK$5,971
60HK$10,118
75HK$26,840

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
Annual limitHK$3,870,970
Lifetime limitHK$15,483,880
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
AnaesthetistAs stated in the schedule
Operating theatreAs stated in the schedule
Diagnostic imagingPaid in full
Non-surgical cancer treatmentPaid in full
Outpatient before and afterHK$3,875
Psychiatric treatmentPaid in full

Also includes outpatient general, dental, maternity, chinese medicine, a companion bed, 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 age128 p.13
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.23
Waiting periodnone
Cancellation and refundFull refund if cancelled within 21-day cooling-off period p.5
Switching from another planAllowed to switch to another plan with upgrade/downgrade of benefits, with re-underwriting for upgrades only; can switch benefit levels to reduce deductible at specific ages p.15
Room classStandard Private Room p.51
If a higher room is usedIf a higher room class than entitled is used, a ward class adjustment factor of 25% is applied to eligible expenses for certain benefits. p.41
Geographical coverworldwide p.51
Psychiatric treatment areaHong Kong only p.40
Emergency treatment abroadCovered worldwide (territory is worldwide) p.51
Full cover on core benefitsyes p.51
Annual limitUSD 3,870,970 p.51
Lifetime limitUSD 15,483,880 p.51
Deductible optionsUSD 0, 2320, 4640 p.54
How the deductible appliesPer Policy Year; one-off reduction option available at ages 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, or 80 if continuously covered for 3 years p.51
Coinsurance20% of eligible expenses after deductible, subject to a maximum of USD 2,320 per policy year p.51
Pre-admission outpatient1 visit more than 30 days before admission, all visits within 30 days before admission; no explicit cap p.52
Post-discharge outpatientAll follow-up visits within 120 days (or 180 days for major/complex surgery) after discharge; 3 visits for physiotherapy/chiropractic/occupational/speech therapy within 120 days p.52
General outpatientnone
Psychiatric treatmentUSD 3,875 per Policy Year p.52
Diagnostic imaging coinsurance20% p.52
Non-surgical cancer treatmentfull cover p.52
Kidney dialysisFull cover for haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis p.53
Day case proceduresCovered as in-patient, no explicit limit other than overall annual/lifetime limits p.19
Home nursingFull cover, maximum 120 days per policy year, 1 nurse per day, within 120 days after discharge p.52
Hospice carenone
Chinese medicineInpatient: USD 130 per day; Post-confinement/Day Case: USD 170 per visit, max 1 visit/day, up to 15 visits within 120 days; Overall limit: USD 3,875 per policy year p.53
Physiotherapy3 visits under basic benefit, then additional visits under enhanced benefit up to USD 1,550 per policy year, max 1 visit/day, within 120 days after discharge p.53
Congenital conditionsCovered from age 8 p.26
Pregnancy complicationsCovered for specified complications, subject to limits of basic and enhanced benefit items p.53
Emergency dentalFull cover for treatment to natural teeth due to injury from accident, within 30 days of accident p.53
Hospital cashnone
Companion bedFull cover for one extra bed for one person to accompany the insured during confinement p.52
Second medical opinionnot stated
Direct billing and pre-authorisationReimbursement basis only p.2
No-claim discountYes, 16% for first year, then tiered 0-16% based on claims history, plus an extra discount of 0-4% based on number of policies p.39
Exclusions beyond the VHIS standard listdependence, overdose or influence of drugs, alcohol, narcotics; venereal and sexually transmitted disease; Hair Mineral Analysis (HMA), health supplements; sex reassignment, sexual dysfunction; purchase of durable medical equipment or appliances p.24

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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