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ICICI Lombard Elevate vs Star Cardiac Care Platinum
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Comprehensive health insurance with high coverage, loyalty bonus and flexible optional benefits
What Makes It Special:
ICICI Lombard’s Elevate health insurance policy is designed to provide comprehensive protection and flexibility. It covers hospitalisation, day-care treatments, pre- and post-hospitalisation expenses (90 to 180 days), AYUSH treatments, ambulance services (road and air), and even worldwide cashless hospitalisation. The policy offers unlimited reset of sum insured, 100% annual increase...
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Comprehensive All-Round Protection
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Advanced Critical Illness Cover
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Cardiac Care Platinum
Health cover for heart patients with cardiac cover from day 31, plus non-cardiac, OPD and health check-up benefits.
What Makes It Special:
A specialised health plan for people who have already had heart treatment, including cardiac surgery or a procedure. It covers heart-related hospitalisation after 30 days, as well as non-cardiac illness and accident cover, OPD expenses and an annual health check-up.
Best For:
Patients who may need cardiac devices such as pacemakers or AICD.
People who want heart and non-heart hospitalisation in one plan.
People wanting cardiac cover after a 30-day waiting period.
Heart patients who find it hard to get a regular health policy.
People aged 7 to 70 who have had cardiac surgery or a procedure, such as angioplasty or bypass.
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You want global and all-round health coverage
You need CIBIL discount on good credit score
You need coverage on conditions like Asthma, BP, Cholesterol, Diabetes from Day 1
You need a good customer app which has a simplified claims experience
You need unlimited sum insured restoration benefits and high cumulative bonus
Things to Consider: Maternity is not covered, and the premium is higher than a standard health plan.
Things to Consider: Sublimits apply to cataract, cardiac devices, angiogram, rehabilitation and modern treatments.
Things to Consider: Restoration does not apply to cardiac claims or modern treatments.
Things to Consider: Sum Insured is capped at ₹15 lakh.
Things to Consider: Non-cardiac pre-existing diseases have a 36-month waiting period.
Reasons to Consider: Cardiac devices up to 50% of SI, heart transplantation and coronary angiogram are specifically covered.
Reasons to Consider: OPD expenses and an annual health check-up are paid in addition to the Sum Insured.
Reasons to Consider: Hospitalisation includes a single private AC room.
Reasons to Consider: No pre-policy medical tests are required, but past medical records must be submitted.
Reasons to Consider: Cardiac ailments, including pre-existing heart conditions, are covered after only 30 days.
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| Room Rent |
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Elevate Single private AC room is included as part of base cover. However, you can opt for Room Modifier Add-on to upgrade or downgrade the room category (Option to modify room category) |
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Cardiac Care Platinum Single Private A/C Room; proportionate deduction applies for a higher room category, except where the hospital does not use differential billing. |
| ICU Charges |
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Elevate No restriction on ICU room rent |
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Cardiac Care Platinum Covered as part of hospitalisation expenses up to Sum Insured in Sections 1 and 2; no separate ICU cap stated. |
| Co-payment |
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Elevate Available as an option |
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Cardiac Care Platinum No co-payment clause found in the policy documents. |
| Disease-wise sublimits |
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Elevate No |
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Cardiac Care Platinum Cataract: ₹30,000 per eye (maximum ₹40,000 per year) for SI ₹5L; ₹40,000 per eye (maximum ₹60,000 per year) for higher SI. Cardiac devices up to 50% of SI; conventional coronary angiogram ₹20,000 for SI up to ₹7.5L or ₹25,000 above; rehabilitation and pain management up to 10% of SI; modern treatment sublimits apply; coronary stents are subject to DPCO/NPPA caps. |
| Restoration Benefit |
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Elevate Yes, your sum insured restores to 100% each time you make a claim in a policy year, for both related and unrelated illnesses (per claim in a policy year for related/unrelated illnesses) |
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Cardiac Care Platinum Automatic restoration of 100% of Basic Sum Insured once per policy period under Section 1 only, for unrelated illness; not available for cardiac ailments or modern treatments. |
| Cashless Healthcare Providers |
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Elevate 10300+ Healthcare Providers |
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Cardiac Care Platinum Cashless treatment is available at Star Health network hospitals for Sections 1 and 2. Reimbursement is available at non-network hospitals; network hospital count requires verification. |
| Daycare Treatment |
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Elevate Covers medical expenses for treatments not requiring 24-hour hospitalization, up to annual sum insured |
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Cardiac Care Platinum All Day care procedures are covered. |
| Cumulative Bonus |
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Elevate Your sum insured increases by 20% every year maximum upto 100%. However, you can pay an additional premium to increase sum insured up to 100%, every year. (Option to boost coverage by 1x annually) |
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Cardiac Care Platinum 10% of the Basic Sum Insured for each claim-free year, up to 100%; not applicable to Section 3 OPD. |
| AYUSH Treatment |
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Elevate Covers AYUSH treatment expenses up to your annual sum insured during the policy period |
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Cardiac Care Platinum In-patient AYUSH treatment is covered up to the Sum Insured under Sections 1 and 2. Yoga and Naturopathy require prior approval. |
| Consumable Cover |
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Elevate No. However, available as an add-on |
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Cardiac Care Platinum Not mentioned as a separate benefit in the policy documents. |
| Initial Waiting Period |
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Elevate 30 days |
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Cardiac Care Platinum 30 days for illness under Section 1; accidents are covered from day 1. Section 2 cardiac cover also has a 30-day waiting period. |
| Specific Waiting Period |
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Elevate 2 years |
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Cardiac Care Platinum 24 months for listed diseases and procedures in Section 1; 24 months for heart transplantation. |
| PED Waiting Period |
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Elevate 3 years |
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Cardiac Care Platinum 36 months for non-cardiac pre-existing diseases in Section 1; 30 days for cardiac pre-existing diseases in Section 2. |
| Modern Treatment |
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Elevate Hospital expenses for listed advanced treatments are covered up to your full sum insured during the policy period |
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Cardiac Care Platinum Covered under Sections 1 and 2, subject to treatment-wise sublimits by Sum Insured. Examples: robotic surgery ₹2.5L–₹4L; oral chemotherapy ₹1.25L–₹2.5L; immunotherapy ₹2.5L–₹5L. Bronchial thermoplasty, prostate vaporisation and IONM are covered up to the Sum Insured. These benefits are part of the Sum Insured. |
| Annual Health Checkup |
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Elevate Health checkup is not included as part of base cover. However, available as an add-on |
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Cardiac Care Platinum Covered every policy year irrespective of claims at network facilities: ₹2,000 for SI ₹5L and ₹7.5L, ₹3,000 for ₹10L, and ₹4,000 for ₹15L; in addition to the Sum Insured. |
| Pre-Hospitalisation |
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Elevate You get cover for medical tests and doctor visits up to 90 days before hospitalisation, if your main claim is approved |
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Cardiac Care Platinum Up to 30 days before admission. |
| Post-Hospitalisation |
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Elevate You get cover for medical bills up to 180 days after discharge, including physiotherapy if your doctor prescribes it. |
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Cardiac Care Platinum Up to 60 days after discharge. |
| Outpatient Department Cover (OPD Expense) |
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Elevate OPD expense is not included as part of base cover. However, available as an add-on |
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Cardiac Care Platinum Covered at network facilities, including vaccination, on a reimbursement basis: ₹2,500 / ₹3,000 / ₹3,500 / ₹5,000 per policy period for SI ₹5L / ₹7.5L / ₹10L / ₹15L. In addition to the Sum Insured. Cardiac treatment is payable under Section 2, not under OPD. |
| Deductible Option |
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Elevate Not available |
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Cardiac Care Platinum Not available or mentioned in the policy documents. |
| Coverage Options |
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Elevate Available sum insured options: ₹5L, ₹7.5L, ₹10L, ₹15L, ₹20L, ₹25L, ₹50L, ₹1 Cr, ₹3 Cr and unlimited sum insured |
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Cardiac Care Platinum Sum Insured ₹5L, ₹7.5L, ₹10L, or ₹15L. Entry age 7–70 years with a past cardiac ailment treated by surgical intervention or procedure. Policy term 1, 2, or 3 years; lifelong renewal. |
| Claim Settlement Ratio |
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Elevate 97.16% |
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Cardiac Care Platinum 92.16% of claims settled by number in FY 2025–26. |
| Maternity Cover |
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Elevate No. However, available as an add-on. |
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Cardiac Care Platinum Not covered; maternity is excluded under Code Excl 18. |
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