CSS or CONCORDIA in Region 1 of canton Vaud?
In Region 1, CSS is CHF 249.60 a year cheaper than CONCORDIA for an adult on the same profile. Here is the detail — and what a third insurer would do.
The verdict, in this region
CSS comes down to CHF 575.90 a month, CONCORDIA to CHF 596.70. The gap is CHF 249.60 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Atupri, at CHF 570.10 a month. Moving there rather than to CSS is worth CHF 69.60 more a year. Atupri
Where they stand in the region
CSS ranks 3 and CONCORDIA ranks 12, out of 21 active insurers in this region.
Deductible by deductible
With free choice of doctor, the one model every insurer offers — and therefore the only one where a row-by-row comparison compares the same thing.
| Deductible | CSS | CONCORDIA | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 698.00 | CHF 689.80 | + 8.20 |
| 500 | CHF 686.40 | CHF 678.20 | + 8.20 |
| 1'000 | CHF 657.20 | CHF 649.00 | + 8.20 |
| 1'500 | CHF 628.00 | CHF 619.80 | + 8.20 |
| 2'000 | CHF 598.90 | CHF 590.70 | + 8.20 |
| 2'500 | CHF 569.70 | CHF 561.50 | + 8.20 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | CSS | CONCORDIA |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 575.90 | CHF 610.50 |
| Other model | CHF 638.70 | CHF 596.70 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 698.00 | CHF 689.80 |
| HMO practice | — | CHF 596.70 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, CSS moves by + 1.7 % and CONCORDIA by + 6.7 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.