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HDFC ERGO Optima Lite vs ICICI Lombard Health Booster

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HDFC ERGO

Optima Lite

Restore your sum insured unlimited times for the same or a different illness, add 10% of the base sum insured every year even after a claim, up to 100%, and cap room rent at 1% a day.

What Makes It Special:

HDFC ERGO Optima Lite is a health insurance plan with ₹5 lakh and ₹7.5 lakh base sum-insured options, unlimited automatic restoration, cumulative bonus and preventive health check-ups. It also offers optional benefits such as an aggregate deductible, Protect Benefit and Plus Benefit, allowing customers to adjust coverage and premiums according...

Best For:

  • Policyholders who want the flexibility to add non-medical expense coverage or increase their cover through optional benefits.

  • Customers looking to manage premiums through an optional aggregate deductible.

  • Buyers who value repeated restoration of the base sum insured for subsequent admissible claims.

  • Families considering individual or family floater coverage under one policy.

  • Individuals seeking a base health cover of ₹5 lakh or ₹7.5 lakh.

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ICICI Lombard

Health Booster

Buy a super top-up that pays hospital bills above a deductible of ₹3 lakh, ₹4 lakh or ₹5 lakh, with a sum insured from ₹5 lakh to ₹50 lakh, inpatient AYUSH cover and a once-a-year reset for an unrelated illness.

What Makes It Special:

Health Booster is a deductible-based health insurance product designed to provide additional financial protection when eligible hospitalisation expenses exceed the selected deductible. Its value depends on the relationship between the deductible, the available sum insured and the coverage provided by the policyholder's primary health insurance. Waiting periods, eligible expenses, exclusions...

Best For:

  • People who are comfortable checking waiting periods, exclusions and deductible conditions before purchasing additional cover.

  • Buyers comparing a top-up plan with a super top-up plan who want to understand how the deductible is applied to claims.

  • Families looking to increase their overall potential health insurance protection without relying entirely on a single base policy.

  • Buyers who can manage expenses up to the deductible and want cover for eligible expenses above that amount.

  • People who already have health insurance and want additional protection against large medical bills.

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Quick Decision Guide

  • Check whether Protect Benefit or Plus Benefit is selected, because these optional benefits are not automatically included in every policy.

  • Consider the aggregate deductible only if you can afford to pay the selected deductible amount when making claims.

  • Review the waiting periods and confirm the applicable PED terms against your medical history before purchasing.

  • Check the 1% room-rent and 2% ICU daily limits before choosing the plan, as exceeding the applicable limits may result in proportionate deductions.

  • Compare the ₹5 lakh and ₹7.5 lakh base options against your expected hospitalisation costs and financial capacity.

  • Before buying, compare the premium, deductible, sum insured and claim conditions with the cost of increasing your existing base policy.

  • If you expect to claim for a specific treatment, verify that the treatment is covered and that its waiting period and exclusions are satisfied.

  • If you have a pre-existing disease, check that it has been disclosed and accepted and understand the applicable waiting period before relying on the cover.

  • If you may have several hospitalisation claims in one year, confirm whether the deductible applies per claim or on an aggregate basis under your specific policy version.

  • If you already have a base health policy, compare its sum insured with the Health Booster deductible to identify any potential coverage gap.

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Detailed Features Comparison

Compare the key features of different health insurance plans

Optima Lite
Optima Lite

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Health Booster
Health Booster

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Room Rent

Optima Lite

Normal: Up to 1% of Base Sum Insured per day

ICU: Up to 2% of Base Sum Insured per day

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Health Booster

  1. Normal: Single private A/C room
  2. ICU: No limit, expenses incurred would be covered by the policy.
Advanced Treatments

Optima Lite

Robotic Surgeries

Oral Chemotherapy

Deep Brain Stimulation

Balloon Sinuplasty

Bronchial Thermoplasty

Stereotactic Radio Surgeries

Intra Vitreal Injections

Immunotherapy

Vaporisation of Prostate

IONM (Intra Operative Neuro Monitoring)

Stem Cell Therapy

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Health Booster

  1. Uterine Artery Embolization and HIFU (High intensity focused ultrasound) 
  2. Immunotherapy- Monoclonal Antibody to be given as injection 
  3.  Vaporization of the prostrate (Green laser treatment or holmium laser treatment) 
  4. Stem cell therapy: Hematopoietic stem cells for bone marrow transplant for haematological conditions
  5.  Balloon Sinuplasty 
  6. Oral Chemotherapy and many more
ICU Charges

Optima Lite

Up to 2% of base sum insured per day.

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Health Booster

Information Unavailable

Co-payment

Optima Lite

Not mentioned

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Health Booster

This does not apply if the insured is 60 years of age or below. However, this condition will not be applicable if you were aged 45 years or below at the time of buying this policy for the first time and have renewed it continuously after that.

Disease-wise sublimits

Optima Lite

Not verified for all listed treatments; refer to the applicable policy wording.

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Health Booster

No comprehensive disease-wise sublimit list has been confirmed for the referenced policy wording. Check the policy schedule and applicable benefit conditions.

Cashless Healthcare Providers

Optima Lite

16,000+ Cashless Healthcare Providers

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Health Booster

10,896 cashless healthcare

Restoration Benefit

Optima Lite

Unlimited automatic restoration of up to 100% of base sum insured for subsequent claims during the policy year, subject to conditions.

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Health Booster

Information Unavailable

Daycare Treatment

Optima Lite

Covered up to Sum Insured

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Health Booster

150 medical expenses incurred by you while undergoing Specified Day Care Treatment, which require less than 24 hours hospitalization are covered by the policy.

Cumulative Bonus

Optima Lite

10% of base sum insured per policy year, up to 100%, irrespective of claims.

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Health Booster

Additional Sum Insured increases by 10% of the base sum insured for each claim-free policy year, up to 50%. A claim in a subsequent policy period reduces the accrued amount by 10% of the sum insured at renewal.

AYUSH Treatment

Optima Lite

Covered up to Sum Insured

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Health Booster

Covered by the policy..

Consumable Cover

Optima Lite

Optional Protect Benefit covers listed non-medical expenses and consumables.

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Health Booster

Not verified as a standard benefit for this policy version.

Initial Waiting Period

Optima Lite

30 days for illnesses; eligible accidental injury claims are exempt.

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Health Booster

Subject to policy wording and applicable exceptions. Confirm the applicable schedule before publishing a definitive duration.

Specific Waiting Period

Optima Lite

2 years for specified illnesses and procedures.

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Health Booster

2 years for specified diseases and procedures, subject to policy terms.

PED Waiting Period

Optima Lite

Not verified; confirm against the applicable policy wording.

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Health Booster

2 years for pre-existing diseases declared and accepted by the insurer.

Modern Treatment

Optima Lite

Information Unavailable

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Health Booster

Covered subject to the sum insured, deductible and policy terms.

Annual Health Checkup

Optima Lite

Available annually after the first policy year; limit depends on policy type.

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Health Booster

Not confirmed for the policy wording referenced here.

Pre-Hospitalisation

Optima Lite

30 days for eligible expenses.

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Health Booster

Eligible medical expenses are covered for up to 60 days before hospitalisation, subject to policy terms.

Post-Hospitalisation

Optima Lite

60 days for eligible expenses.

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Health Booster

Eligible medical expenses are covered for up to 90 days after hospitalisation, subject to policy terms.

Outpatient Department Cover (OPD Expense)

Optima Lite

Optima Wellbeing add-on offers OPD-related services in select cities; not a standard base-plan benefit.

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Health Booster

Routine outpatient consultations and treatment are not listed as a standard base-cover benefit.

Deductible Option

Optima Lite

Optional aggregate deductible of ₹10,000, ₹25,000 or ₹50,000; premium discount may be available.

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Health Booster

A deductible applies before eligible hospitalisation claims become payable. The selected amount and its application are specified in the policy schedule. Under the Super Top-up structure, the deductible applies to aggregate hospitalisation expenses during the policy year.

Coverage Options

Optima Lite

₹5 lakh or ₹7.5 lakh base sum insured; individual or family floater.

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Health Booster

Available as a Super Top-up health insurance plan, with the selected sum insured, deductible and individual or floater configuration specified in the policy schedule.

Claim Settlement Ratio

Optima Lite

Not verified using the latest comparable insurer-level CSR metric. Do not substitute older marketing figures or a different claims metric.

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Health Booster

FY 24-25: ~84%

Maternity Cover

Optima Lite

Covered up to the applicable sum insured, subject to policy terms and exclusions.

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Health Booster

Not listed as a standard benefit in the referenced policy wording.

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