Navy Health extras cover · restricted fund
Is Navy Health Budget Extras worth it?
For one adult in NSW, it pays back more than it costs in one of the three ways of using extras worked through below, and costs more than it pays back in the other two. It is $35.30 a month before the rebate, $26.79 after.
Three ways of using it
Worked for one adult in NSW, under 65, on the 24.118% rebate, over a year, at typical prices: $200 for general dental, $300 for optical and $90 for physiotherapy.
One dental check-up a year
$293 behind
That costs $200 with no cover. On this policy you’d pay $321 in premiums and get $28 back.
Against the 219 policies from funds anyone can join that cover this, it would sit 37th. nib’s DentalPass does best, $283 better off over the year.
Two dental visits and new glasses
$95 behind
That costs $700 with no cover. On this policy you’d pay $321 in premiums and get $226 back.
Against the 189 policies from funds anyone can join that cover this, it would sit 22nd. Latrobe’s Core Essential Extras does best, $145 better off over the year.
Two dental visits, new glasses and six physio sessions
+$67 ahead
That costs $1,240 with no cover. On this policy you’d pay $321 in premiums and get $388 back.
Against the 181 policies from funds anyone can join that cover this, it would sit 40th. HCF’s Flex My Extras does best, $303 better off over the year.
Your year won’t look like any of those.
Put in what you actually use and the calculator sets this policy beside every other one, with the working.
What it pays
| Service | Benefit | Yearly limit | Wait |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Dental | $28 a visit | $500shared with major dental | 2 months |
| Major Dental | $102 a visit | $500shared with general dental | 12 months |
| Optical | 100% of the fee | $170 | 6 months |
| Non-PBS Medications | $50 a visit | $200 | 2 months |
| Physiotherapy | $37 a visit first, then $27 a visit | $300 | 2 months |
| Chiropractic | $30 a visit first, then $22 a visit | $300shared with osteopathy | 2 months |
| Acupuncture | $18 a visit | $200shared with remedial massage, chinese herbal medicine and exercise physiology | 2 months |
| Remedial Massage | $18 a visit | $200shared with acupuncture, chinese herbal medicine and exercise physiology | 2 months |
| Chinese Herbal Medicine | $18 a visit | $200shared with acupuncture, remedial massage and exercise physiology | 2 months |
| Exercise Physiology | $18 a visit | $200shared with acupuncture, remedial massage and chinese herbal medicine | 2 months |
| Osteopathy | $30 a visit first, then $22 a visit | $300shared with chiropractic | 2 months |
As listed for one adult in NSW. A percentage is of the provider’s fee; a dollar figure is the most paid per visit. Where a benefit differs by item, the commonest one is shown.
What it costs
| State | Single | Couple | Family | Single parent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | $35.30 | $70.58 | $70.58 | $35.30 |
| VIC | $35.30 | $70.58 | $70.58 | $35.30 |
| QLD | $35.30 | $70.58 | $70.58 | $35.30 |
| WA | $35.30 | $70.58 | $70.58 | $35.30 |
| SA | $36.17 | $72.34 | $72.34 | $36.17 |
| TAS | $34.78 | $69.56 | $69.56 | $34.78 |
| NT | $34.95 | $69.90 | $69.90 | $34.95 |
Listed premiums a month, before the rebate. The rebate takes 24.118% off for most households under 65.
What beats it
For two dental visits and new glasses, from funds anyone can join:
- 1Latrobe Core Essential Extras+$49 ahead
- 2Health Partners Flex Extras: Eyes+$47 ahead
- 3HCF Flex My Extras+$45 ahead
Worked from the Australian Government’s Private Health Open Listing, 01-Oct-2026, with the same sums as the calculator: listed premiums after the rebate, benefits capped by each policy’s limits and waiting periods. Product code I30/NFDW10 on privatehealth.gov.au. How the sums work.
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