Bonitas BonClassic:
in-and-out of hospital benefits (2025)

This page has overview information on: Costs, In-hospital, Out of Hospital and Medicine benefits for Bonitas BonClassic. Please consult and verify with the scheme or your broker for full benefits, and an explanation of all the "fine print".

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Terminology:

• PMBs: Prescribed Minimum Benefits. You can read more about PMBs, see a list of all PMB conditions or read more what "PMB only" benefit means.
• DSPs: Designated Service Provders. Where stipulated, you must use specific specific providers to get full benefit.
• Co-payment: Paid out of pocket, or out of savings account. Sometimes this is refundable to you if you have a gap product
• All schemes have extensive exclusions. We've tried to list the non-common ones here, but please consult your scheme or broker to get the full list.

In-hospital Procedures (2026):

(Other benefits: Costs | Inhospital | Out of hospital | Medication | Maternity | Cancer | Mental Health | Dentistry | Optometry | Other/Extra Benefits | Wellness | Prosthetics)

Bonitas: BonClassic
Assume scheme pays all these costs, at 100% scheme rate, unless otherwise stated
GPs and Specialists:	GPs: 100% scheme rate network Specialists: paid in full non-network Specialists: 100% scheme rate	Gap Cover: Can push payout up to 700% scheme rate (Plans coming soon)
Hospital Choice:	Long stay: Network hospital Day procedure: Day network hospital
Penalty for using other hospital:	Use of non-network Hospital: 30% penalty Use of non-network Day Hospital: R2,720 penalty	Gap Cover: Can cover the penalty in full (Plans coming soon)
Co-payments:	Specialized radiology: R2,800 co-payment Dental admission: R2,600 - R5,200 co-payment Note: A co-payment is a fee your medical aid can insist you pay, regardless of how much the doctor/charges. It's not the same as an "excess" payment (which is when a doctor charges more than the medical aid rate). If you use a DSP (designated service provider), you never have to pay a co-payment for protocol treatment of a PMB (Prescribed Minimum Benefit). More info here There might be other co-payments if you don't use a DSP, especially if you are being treated for a PMB or when buying medicine.	Gap Cover: Can cover most co-payments (Plans coming soon)
Specialised Radiology:	MRI and CT Scans: R37,800 per family, in and out of hospital R2,800 co-payment, unless PMB PET scan: : 1 scan per family	Gap Cover: Can cover most co-payments and increase sublimits (Plans coming soon)
Scopes:	R2,000 co-payment, unless PMB	Gap Cover: Can cover most co-payments and increase sublimits (Plans coming soon)
Supplementary Services: (Physio, etc)	100% scheme rate Physical rehabilitation: R67,270 per family
Transplants:	100% scheme rate Corneal grafts: R42,710
Dialysis:	Covered
Exclusions:	NB: See scheme's rules for all exclusions. All schemes have plenty!	Gap Cover: Coming soon
Alternatives to hospitals:	Alternatives to hospitalisation (hospice, step-down): R21,570 per family Palliative care (oncology): Unlimited, including hospice/private nursing, home oxygen, pain management, psychologists, social workers Home-care: Home based care as alternative to general ward admission
Casualty/ER:	ER: 2 visits per family, paid by Bonitas	Gap Cover: Can cover ER claims (Plans coming soon)
Other:
PMBs= Prescribed Minimum Benefits (more info) | DSP= Designated Service Provider

Out-of-hospital Procedures (2026):

(Other benefits: Costs | Inhospital | Out of hospital | Medication | Maternity | Cancer | Mental Health | Dentistry | Optometry | Other/Extra Benefits | Wellness | Prosthetics)

Bonitas: BonClassic
Assume scheme pays all these costs, at 100% scheme rate, unless otherwise stated
Main Member: Adult: Child: Savings: R12,636 R10,848 R3,120 Other Day-to-Day Funds: Benefit Booster: R2,070 per family and use for out of hospital claims like GP consult(s), OTC medicine, etc Available after completing a wellness screening and mental health assessment.
PMBs out of hospital:	All schemes must pay for the diagnosis, treatment and management of all PMB conditions, in or out of hospital. You can see a full list of the conditions here. This can include consults with specialists, blood or other tests, radiology and medicine PMB benefits must never be paid from your savings account Schemes usually impose the use of specific providers for treatment of PMBs. Read more about that here. See our Guide to PMBs for more information.
GP consultations:	From day-to-day benefit
Childcare:	Hearing screening: Newborns, in or out of hospital Congenital hypothyroidism screening: Infants under 1 month old Immunisations: Covered Dentistry: Fissure sealants on permanent teeth for children under 16yrs	Gap Cover: Can pay for child ER visits (Plans coming soon)
Specialists consultations:	From day-to-day benefit
Pathology:	R4,060 per person and R8,980 per family, paid by scheme Benefit shared with standard radiology
General radiology:	R4,060 per person and R8,980 per family, paid by scheme Benefit shared with pathology
Specialised radiology:	MRI and CT Scans: R37,800 per family, in and out of hospital, with a R2,800 co-payment	Gap Cover: Can pay co-payments and increase sublimits (Plans coming soon)
Scopes:	R2,000 co-payment, unless PMB	Gap Cover: Can pay co-payments and increase sublimits (Plans coming soon)
Supplementary Services: (Physio, etc)	From day-to-day benefit
General Appliances:	From day to day benefit Insulin pump: R65,000 per family, every 5 years for type 1 diabetic beneficiaries younger than 18yrs. Paid by Bonitas. Continous Glucose Monitor: R28,000 per family, per year for type 1 diabetic beneficiaries younger than 18yrs. Paid by Bonitas.
1.1. Hearing Aids:	R10,090 per device every 3 years. Paid by Bonitas. Two devices per person
1.2. Wheelchairs:	From day-to-day benefit
PMBs= Prescribed Minimum Benefits (more info) | DSP= Designated Service Provider

Medication Benefit (2026):

(Other benefits: Costs | Inhospital | Out of hospital | Medication | Maternity | Cancer | Mental Health | Dentistry | Optometry | Other/Extra Benefits | Wellness | Prosthetics)

Bonitas: BonClassic
Assume scheme pays all these costs, unless otherwise stated
Main Member: Adult: Child: Savings: R12,636 R10,848 R3,120 Other Day-to-Day Funds: Benefit Booster: R2,070 per family and use for out of hospital claims like GP consult(s), OTC medicine, etc Available after completing a wellness screening and mental health assessment.
Chronic:	27 PMB conditions: Covered. You can see the full PMB list here. An additional 20 non-PMB conditions are covered on this plan Overall limit: R15,370 per person and R31,770 per family. Once depleted, only PMBs will continue to be covered by scheme If you voluntarily use medicine that is not on Bonitas' list ("formulary"), you pay a 30% co-payment
Acute (prescribed) medication:	From day-to-day benefit
Over-the-counter:	From day-to-day benefit
Birth Control:	R2,050 per family
On Discharge:	R605 per person and max 7 days, per admission
Biological:	Oncology: R164,100, from oncology limit
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PMBs= Prescribed Minimum Benefits (more info) | DSP= Designated Service Provider