(before any rebate, loading or discount)
Covers 2 adults (and no-one else)
Available in South Australia
Closed to new members
# You may be entitled to an Australian Government rebate on the above premium. Your premium may also include a Lifetime Health Cover loading, an age-based discount or an insurer discount. Check with your insurer for details.
Membership of this insurer is restricted to current and past employees of Commonwealth Bank Group, franchisees, contractors, and their families.
This policy exempts you from the Medicare Levy Surcharge.
This policy provides accident cover - check with your insurer for details.
This policy does not provide benefits for travel or accommodation (outside of hospital).
| Bone, joint and muscle | Joint reconstructions | Palliative care |
| Dental surgery | Tonsils, adenoids and grommets | Rehabilitation |
| Hernia and appendix | Hospital psychiatric services |
| Assisted reproductive services | Ear, nose and throat | Male reproductive system |
| Back, neck and spine | Eye (not cataracts) | Miscarriage and termination of pregnancy |
| Blood | Gastrointestinal endoscopy | Pain management |
| Brain and nervous system | Gynaecology | Pain management with device |
| Breast surgery (medically necessary) | Heart and vascular system | Plastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary) |
| Cataracts | Implantation of hearing devices | Podiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon – limited benefits) |
| Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancer | Insulin pumps | Pregnancy and birth |
| Diabetes management (excluding insulin pumps) | Joint replacements | Skin |
| Dialysis for chronic kidney failure | Kidney and bladder | Sleep studies |
| Digestive system | Lung and chest | Weight loss surgery |
The benefits paid for hospital treatment will depend on the type of cover you purchase and whether your fund has an agreement in place with the hospital in which you are treated. See ‘Agreement Hospitals’ on privatehealth.gov.au for which hospitals have arrangements with your insurer – https://privatehealth.gov.au/dynamic/agreementhospitals.
Under this policy, you may have to pay out-of-pocket costs above what you get from Medicare or your private health insurer. Before you go to hospital, you should ask your doctors, hospital and health insurer about any out-of-pocket costs that may apply to you.
Excess: You will have to pay an excess of $500 per admission. This is limited to a maximum of $500 per person and $1000 per policy per year.
Co-payments: No co-payments
Waiting periods:
This provider offers 'known gap' or 'no gap' cover for medical bills for this product.
The Medical Costs Finder lets you find out more about the cost of specialist medical services.
By using a CBHS Choice Network provider you will have lower out-of-pocket costs on Dental and Optical and have access to more "no gap" services. A list of providers is available on the CBHS website.
| Note, for items marked with an asterisk *: Optical has a sublimit of $150 within $700 overall limit. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Waiting period (months) | Benefit limits (per 12 months unless otherwise stated) | Examples of maximum benefits |
| General dental | 2 | $700 per person (combined limit for general dental, optical & physiotherapy - Sub-limits apply) | Periodic oral examination - 55% of charge Scale & clean - 55% of charge Fluoride treatment - 55% of charge Surgical tooth extraction - 55% of charge |
| Optical* | 6 | Single vision lenses & frames - 55% of charge Multi-focal lenses & frames - 55% of charge | |
| Physiotherapy | 2 | Initial visit - 55% of charge Subsequent visit - 55% of charge | |
| Acupuncture | Hearing aids | Podiatry |
| Blood glucose monitors | Major dental | Psychology |
| Chiropractic | Non PBS pharmaceuticals | Remedial massage |
| Endodontic | Orthodontic | Other treatments - check with your insurer |
Extras give the flexibility to use the overall limit of $700 per person per calendar year on any of the included preventative dental, general dental, physiotherapy or optical (sublimit applies on optical, see above). You also get 55% benefit of the provider charge, up to the overall limit.
In South Australia this policy provides:
Emergency: Unlimited with a waiting period of 1 day.
Call-out fees: will be paid for each attendance, including emergency treatment without transport to hospital.
Coverage for emergency ambulance services if you’re transported directly to a hospital or treated at the scene during a medical emergency. This transport or treatment must be provided by a State Government or a private ambulance service that we recognise, e.g., the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Cover includes transport from the scene of an accident or medical event such as a heart attack.
The information contained in this Private Health Information Statement was provided by the insurer and is intended as general information. It may not take into account your particular circumstances. For information please contact the insurer.
For information on what is covered under each category, see https://www.privatehealth.gov.au/categories
Restricted categories partially cover your hospital costs as a private patient in a public hospital. You may incur significant expenses in a private room or private hospital.
These categories are not covered by this policy.