Bonitas BonFit Select: in-and-out of hospital benefits (2026)

This page has overview information on: Costs, In-hospital, Out of Hospital and Medicine benefits for Bonitas BonFit. 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.

Monthly Costs (2026)

Bonitas: BonFit (2026)
	Main member:	Adult member:	Child member:
Total Cost pm:	R2,698	R2,021	R908 Only pay for 3 children
Savings:	R4,848	R3,636	R1,632
Children Rates:	Up to 24yrs Only pay for 3 children

In-hospital Procedures (2026):

Bonitas: BonFit
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 long stay hospital: 30% penalty Use of non-network Day Hospital: R5,440 penalty	Gap Cover: Can cover the penalty in full (Plans coming soon)
Co-payments:	Specialized radiology: R2,800 co-payment R2,020 co-payment Colonoscopy Conservative back treatment Cystoscopy Facet joint injections Flexible sigmoidoscopy Functional nasal surgery Gastroscopy Hysteroscopy Myringotomy Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy Umbilical hernia repair Varicose vein surgery R5,130 co-payment Arthroscopy Diagnostic laparoscopy Laparoscopic hysterectomy (except cancer and PMBs) Percutaneous rhizotomies R9,500 co-payment Laparoscopic pyeloplasty, Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy Nissen fundoplication (reflux surgery) 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: R15,960 per family R2,800 co-payment, unless PMB	Gap Cover: Can cover most co-payments and increase sublimits (Plans coming soon)
Scopes:		Gap Cover: Can cover most co-payments and increase sublimits (Plans coming soon)
Supplementary Services: (Physio, etc)	PMBs only Physical rehabilitation: R63,340 per family
Transplants:	100% scheme rate Corneal grafts: PMB only
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): R20,310 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 for children under 6 yrs, 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):

Bonitas: BonFit

Assume scheme pays all these costs, at 100% scheme rate, unless otherwise stated

	Main Member:	Adult:	Child:
Savings:	R4,536	R3,396	R1,524
Other Day-to-Day Funds:	Benefit Booster: R1,140 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.

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.

From day-to-day benefit
If your savings are finished, Bonitas will pay for maximum of 2 GP consults, (1 per person)

Hearing screening: Newborns, in or out of hospital
Congenital hypothyroidism screening: Infants under 1 month old
Paediatric consult: 2 consults for child under 1yr; 1 consult for child 1-2yr
GP consult: 1 consult per child 2-12yrs
Immunisations: Covered
Dentistry: Fissure sealants on permanent teeth for children under 16yrs
ER: 2 visits for children under 6yrs

Gap Cover:
Can pay for child ER visits
(Plans coming soon)

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Gap Cover:
Can pay co-payments and increase sublimits
(Plans coming soon)

Scopes:

Gap Cover:
Can pay co-payments and increase sublimits
(Plans coming soon)

From day-to-day benefit

From day-to-day benefit

From day-to-day benefit

From day-to-day benefit

PMBs= Prescribed Minimum Benefits (more info) | DSP= Designated Service Provider

All benefits, including gap benefits, are subject to treatments and procedures being authorised by medical scheme. The benefits listed here are an indication only. Please verify all benefits and their conditions with the scheme.

Medication Benefit (2026):

Bonitas: BonFit

Assume scheme pays all these costs, unless otherwise stated

	Main Member:	Adult:	Child:
Savings:	R4,536	R3,396	R1,524
Other Day-to-Day Funds:	Benefit Booster: R1,140 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.

27 PMB conditions: Covered. You can see the full PMB list here.

Addtional conditions covered: Depression, R165 per person per month
If you voluntarily use medicine that is not on Bonitas's list ("formulary"), you pay a 30% co-payment

From day-to-day benefit

From day-to-day benefit

R1,580 per family

R500 per person and max 7 days, per admission

PMBs only

PMBs= Prescribed Minimum Benefits (more info) | DSP= Designated Service Provider

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