Use the simple calculator below to quickly find how much your private health insurance rebate is worth and how much you have to pay.
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Notes:
- Rebate calculations are based on the information that you have provided and the income tiers outlined by the Australian Federal Government.
- The income thresholds used to calculate the Medicare levy surcharge and private health insurance rebate are indexed and have increased from 1 July 2026.
- Before 1 July 2023, the income thresholds remained unchanged for 8 years from 2014-15 to 2022-23 (the thresholds remained at the 2014-15 levels during this period).
- If your rebate is to change, contact your private health insurer now and tell them which tier you are in to avoid a potential tax liability.
- Single parents and couples (including de facto couples) are subject to the family tiers.
- For families with more than one child, the income threshold increases by $1,500 for each dependent child after the first. For example, in the 2025–26 income year, a Tier 1 family with three children receives a $3,000 increase to its income threshold, raising it from $202,001 to $205,001.
- If you or your family don’t have private health insurance hospital cover, or you choose to cancel your cover, you will pay the Medicare levy surcharge if you earn more than $101,000 (single) or more than $202,000 (couples/families) in the 2025-26 financial year.
- You may also pay Lifetime Health Cover if you buy hospital cover when you are 31 or older.
- The tiers are based on more than your taxable income. To work out your income, use the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Private Health Insurance Rebate calculator.
