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Digit Arogya Sanjeevani vs HDFC ERGO EquiCover

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Arogya Sanjeevani

Cover hospitalisation with a 5% co-pay on every admissible claim, cap room rent at 2% of the sum insured up to ₹5,000 a day, and add a 5% cumulative bonus each claim-free year up to 50%.

What Makes It Special:

Arogya Sanjeevani is a Niva Bupa standard health plan with a sum insured of ₹1 lakh to ₹5 lakh, AYUSH and modern treatment cover, and a 15-day free-look period. It excludes maternity and carries a 5% co-payment on each claim. It provides in-patient hospitalisation cover on an individual or family...

Best For:

  • Buyers who want AYUSH and modern treatment cover

  • Buyers who do not need maternity or OPD cover

  • Families who want a floater with parents and children under one policy

  • Buyers who want basic in-patient cover at an affordable premium

  • First-time health insurance buyers

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HDFC ERGO

EquiCover

Get inpatient hospitalisation for a certified disability or for people living with HIV/AIDS, excluding anti-retroviral treatment, plus AYUSH care up to the sum insured and a 20% co-pay on every claim.

What Makes It Special:

EquiCover is an indemnity health insurance product specifically filed for applicants who are routinely declined or heavily loaded on standard plans: persons certified with not less than 40% of a specified disability under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 or the Mental Healthcare Act 2017, and individuals with...

Best For:

  • Families covering a dependent child with a certified disability, since children can be enrolled on an individual policy of their own

  • Buyers who want a first layer of hospitalisation cover and are willing to pay extra to remove the standard 20% co-payment

  • Applicants with one of the 21 listed disabilities — including blindness, locomotor disability, thalassemia, haemophilia, sickle cell disease, autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, mental illness and Parkinson's disease

  • Individuals living with HIV/AIDS seeking in-patient hospitalisation cover for medical conditions generally

  • Persons holding a disability certificate for not less than 40% of a specified disability from a government-appointed medical board, who cannot obtain standard health cover

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Quick Decision Guide

  • Call 1860-500-8888 to confirm room rent limits and the current network before buying.

  • Confirm the waiting periods and any cataract sublimit on your policy schedule before buying.

  • The sum insured is capped at ₹5 lakh, so check whether it covers your expected treatment costs.

  • A 5% co-payment applies to each claim, so factor that into your out-of-pocket costs.

  • Maternity is excluded, so choose another plan if you need it.

  • If you are being covered for HIV/AIDS, note that antiretroviral treatment costs are excluded, so budget for that medication separately.

  • A disability certificate from a government-appointed medical board is a condition precedent to the disability cover, so obtain and keep it before applying.

  • The sum insured is limited to ₹4 lakh or ₹5 lakh, so treat this as a base layer and consider whether a separate top-up or group cover is available to you for larger claims.

  • Room rent is capped at 1% of sum insured per day and ICU at 2%, which on a ₹5 lakh cover is ₹5,000 and ₹10,000 a day, so check those limits against room rates at the hospitals you would use.

  • Price the optional co-payment waiver before buying, because without it you bear 20% of every admissible claim — ₹1 lakh on a ₹5 lakh claim at the maximum sum insured.

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Detailed Features Comparison

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Arogya Sanjeevani
Arogya Sanjeevani

Health Insurance Plan

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EquiCover
EquiCover

Health Insurance Plan

Room Rent

Arogya Sanjeevani

  1. Normal:  Covered up to 2% of the sum insured, with a maximum limit of ₹5,000 per day.

     

  2. ICU: Covered up to 5% of the sum insured, with a maximum limit of ₹10,000 per day​.
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EquiCover

Normal: Up to 1% of Sum Insured per day

ICU: Up to 2% of Sum Insured per day

Advanced Treatments

Arogya Sanjeevani

  1. Uterine Artery Embolization and HIFU (High intensity focused ultrasound) 
  2. Balloon Sinuplasty
  3. Deep Brain stimulation 
  4. Oral chemotherapy 
  5. Immunotherapy - Monoclonal Antibody to be given as injection 
  6. Intra vitreal injections 
  7. Robotic surgeries 
  8. Stereotactic radio surgeries 
  9. Bronchical Thermoplasty
  10. Vaporisation of the prostrate (Green laser treatment or holmium laser treatment)
  11. IONM - (Intra Operative Neuro Monitoring) 
  12. Stem cell therapy: Hematopoietic stem cells for bone marrow transplant for haematological conditions to be covered up to 50% of sum insured.
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EquiCover

Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE)

HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound)

Balloon Sinuplasty

Deep Brain Stimulation

Oral Chemotherapy

Immunotherapy (Monoclonal Antibody Injection)

Intra Vitreal Injections

Robotic Surgeries

Stereotactic Radio Surgeries

Bronchial Thermoplasty

Vaporisation of Prostate

IONM (Intra Operative Neuro Monitoring)

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Therapy for Bone Marrow Transplant

ICU Charges

Arogya Sanjeevani

Covered as part of in-patient hospitalisation, up to the sum insured. Confirm any room or ICU limit on the policy schedule, or with 1860-500-8888.

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EquiCover

Up to 2% of Sum Insured per day

Co-payment

Arogya Sanjeevani

5% co-payment is applicable to all claims, meaning the policyholder must bear 5% of the admissible claim amount​.

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EquiCover

20% Co-payment on every admissible claim

Disease-wise sublimits

Arogya Sanjeevani

A cataract sublimit may apply. The standard product in other insurers’ versions caps cataract at 25% of the sum insured or ₹40,000, whichever is lower. Confirm Niva Bupa’s sublimits on the policy schedule, or with 1860-500-8888.

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EquiCover

Yes — cataract treatment limited to ₹40,000 per eye per policy year; modern treatment capped at 50% of Sum Insured; emergency ground ambulance limited to ₹2,000 per hospitalisation

Waiting Period

Arogya Sanjeevani

Information Unavailable

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EquiCover

Initial Waiting Period: 30 Days

Pre-existing Disease Waiting Period:

  1. 24 Months for pre-existing disability
  2. 36 Months for other pre-existing conditions

Specific Disease/Procedure Waiting Period: 24 Months

Cashless Healthcare Providers

Arogya Sanjeevani

Access to over 16,400 cashless network hospitals across India. 

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EquiCover

Cashless treatment available through network providers

Restoration Benefit

Arogya Sanjeevani

Kindly refer to the policy wording.

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EquiCover

Not specified — no restoration, recharge or reinstatement of sum insured is provided in the policy document

Daycare Treatment

Arogya Sanjeevani

Covers medical procedures requiring hospitalization for less than 24 hours, such as cataract surgery, chemotherapy, and dialysis, when conducted in a recognized hospital​.

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EquiCover

Covered

Cumulative Bonus

Arogya Sanjeevani

Kindly refer to the policy wording.

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EquiCover

Not specified — no cumulative bonus or no-claim increase in sum insured is provided in the policy document

AYUSH Treatment

Arogya Sanjeevani

Covers Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy (AYUSH) inpatient treatments up to the sum insured, provided the treatment is taken at an AYUSH-recognized hospital​.

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EquiCover

Covered up to 100% of Sum Insured

Consumable Cover

Arogya Sanjeevani

Kindly refer to the policy wording. Confirm with Niva Bupa on 1860-500-8888.

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EquiCover

Not specified

Initial Waiting Period

Arogya Sanjeevani

30 days from inception, except for accidents

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EquiCover

30 days for all claims except those resulting from an accident; not applicable after twelve months of continuous coverage

Specific Waiting Period

Arogya Sanjeevani

Kindly refer to the policy wording.

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EquiCover

24 months for listed conditions and surgical procedures; not applicable to accident claims

PED Waiting Period

Arogya Sanjeevani

Up to 48 months under the IRDAI standard. Confirm on the policy schedule, or with 1860-500-8888.

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EquiCover

24 months for the covered pre-existing disability; 36 months for other pre-existing conditions, excluding the covered disability and HIV/AIDS

Modern Treatment

Arogya Sanjeevani

Covered up to 50% of the sum insured, including robotic surgery and oral chemotherapy (BankBazaar). Confirm the limit on the policy schedule.

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EquiCover

Listed procedures covered up to 50% of Sum Insured, as in-patient or day care treatment

Annual Health Checkup

Arogya Sanjeevani

Kindly refer to the policy wording. Confirm with Niva Bupa on 1860-500-8888.

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EquiCover

Not specified. A pre-policy check-up may be required based on age and sum insured, with 100% of the expense reimbursed on acceptance of the proposal

Pre-Hospitalisation

Arogya Sanjeevani

Up to 30 days before admission under the IRDAI standard product. Confirm on the policy schedule, or with 1860-500-8888.

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EquiCover

Information Unavailable

Post-Hospitalisation

Arogya Sanjeevani

Up to 60 days after discharge under the IRDAI standard product. Confirm on the policy schedule, or with 1860-500-8888.

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EquiCover

60 days from the date of discharge; claimable on a reimbursement basis only

Outpatient Department Cover (OPD Expense)

Arogya Sanjeevani

Not covered (not listed in the standard product’s benefits)

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EquiCover

Not specified

Deductible Option

Arogya Sanjeevani

kindly refer to the policy wording.

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EquiCover

Not specified

Coverage Options

Arogya Sanjeevani

Individual or family floater, within the ₹1 lakh to ₹5 lakh sum insured range

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EquiCover

Information Unavailable

Claim Settlement Ratio

Arogya Sanjeevani

Claim Settlement Ratio (CSR) of 93.3% as a three-year IRDAI weighted average, and 95.6% in recent quarterly company disclosures (Q1 FY 2026-27).

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EquiCover

97.45%

Maternity Cover

Arogya Sanjeevani

Not covered. Maternity expenses are excluded.

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EquiCover

Information Unavailable

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