Profmed ProSelect Savvy A: in-and-out of hospital benefits (2025)

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

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)

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

Profmed:ProSelect Savvy A (2026)
Main member: Adult member: Child member:
Total Cost pm:
  • R1,078
  • R1,355
  • R825
  • Pay for all children
Savings:
  • No savings account option on this plan
  • The scheme might still cover some or all day-to-day claims. See below, and see benefits.
Children Rates:
  • Up to age 21yrs, unless student, then 28yrs
  • Pay for all children
Income band:

In-hospital Procedures (2025):

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

Profmed: ProSelect Savvy A
Assume scheme pays all these costs, at 100% scheme rate, unless otherwise stated
GPs and Specialists:
  • GPs: 100% scheme rate
  • Specialists: 100% scheme rate
Gap Cover:
Can push payout up to 700% scheme rate
(Plans coming soon)
Hospital Choice:
  • Network hospital
  • Day procedure: Day network
Penalty for using other hospital:
  • non-network long stay hospitals: R12,500 penalty
  • non-network day hospitals: R5,000 penalty
Gap Cover:
Can cover the penalty in full
(Plans coming soon)
Co-payments: 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, radio-isotope and CT scans: 2 scans per family
Gap Cover:
Can cover most co-payments and increase sublimits
(Plans coming soon)
Scopes:
  • Paid by scheme if done in network doctor's rooms
Gap Cover:
Can cover most co-payments and increase sublimits
(Plans coming soon)
Supplementary Services: (Physio, etc)
  • 100% scheme rate.
Transplants:
  • 100% scheme rate
Dialysis:
  • 100% scheme rate
Exclusions:
  • NB: See scheme's rules for all exclusions. All schemes have plenty!
Gap Cover:
Coming soon
Alternatives to hospitals:
  • Rehabilitation: R28,970 per family
  • Home nursing or sub-acute: R13,559 per person
  • Wound treatment: R3,573 per person
Casualty/ER:
  • PMBs only
Gap Cover:
Can cover ER claims
(Plans coming soon)
Other:
    COVID pathology, pre-admission: R500
PMBs= Prescribed Minimum Benefits (more info) | DSP= Designated Service Provider

Out-of-hospital Procedures (2025):

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

Profmed: ProSelect Savvy A
Assume scheme pays all these costs, at 100% scheme rate, unless otherwise stated
Main Member: Adult: Child:
Savings (per year):
  • No savings account option on this plan
  • The scheme might still cover some or all day-to-day claims. See below, and see benefits.
Other Day-to-Day Funds:
  • Amplifire: R2,500 per family when you complete preventative screening
  • Benefit can be used for: GP consults, dental consultations, supplementary services, wellbeing assessment
PMBs out of hospital:
GP consultations:
  • PMBs only
Childcare:
  • Newborn hearing test
  • Immunisations
Gap Cover:
Can pay for child ER visits
(Plans coming soon)
Specialists consultations:
  • PMBs only
Pathology:
  • PMBs only
General radiology:
  • PMBs only
Specialised radiology:
  • PMBs only
Gap Cover:
Can pay co-payments and increase sublimits
(Plans coming soon)
Scopes:
  • Paid by scheme if done in network doctor's rooms
Gap Cover:
Can pay co-payments and increase sublimits
(Plans coming soon)
Supplementary Services: (Physio, etc)
  • PMBs only
General Appliances:
  • PMBs only
1.1. Hearing Aids:
  • No benefit
1.2. Wheelchairs:
  • No 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 (2025):

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

Profmed: ProSelect Savvy A
Assume scheme pays all these costs, unless otherwise stated
Main Member: Adult: Child:
Savings (per year):
  • No savings account option on this plan
  • The scheme might still cover some or all day-to-day claims. See below, and see benefits.
Other Day-to-Day Funds:
  • Amplifire: R2,500 per family when you complete preventative screening
  • Benefit can be used for: GP consults, dental consultations, supplementary services, wellbeing assessment
Chronic: .
Acute (prescribed) medication:
  • PMBs only
Over-the-counter:
  • No benefit
Birth Control:
  • Oral, patches, injections, implants and intra-uterine devices: R2,021 per person, not from day-to-day benefit
On Discharge:
  • 7 days supply at 80% scheme rate, from Acute Medicine benefit
Biological:
  • PMBs only
View other benefits for this plan:
In-hospital | Out-of-hospital | Medication | Maternity | Cancer | Mental Health | Dentistry | Optometry | Other/Extra Benefits | Wellness | Prosthetics

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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.

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What does a “PMBs only” restriction mean?
In this case, the scheme will only pay for diagnosis, treatment and management of a claim for one of 270 pre-defined conditions (PMBs). Read more, and see full list of PMB conditions. 

What does “From Risk” mean?
The scheme will pay for this claim from its own funds, not from your savings or other day-to-day benefits. 

What is a DSP?
A Designated Service Provider. The scheme has a network of providers, and will often only pay claims in full if you use a DSP. If you choose another provider, you might have a co-payment, or even no cover. 

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