CSS or CONCORDIA in Region 1 of canton Zurich?
In Region 1, CSS is CHF 160.80 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 530.60 a month, CONCORDIA to CHF 544.00. The gap is CHF 160.80 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Atupri, at CHF 517.70 a month. Moving there rather than to CSS is worth CHF 154.80 more a year. Atupri
Where they stand in the region
CSS ranks 4 and CONCORDIA ranks 10, out of 27 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 651.00 | CHF 636.20 | + 14.80 |
| 500 | CHF 639.40 | CHF 624.60 | + 14.80 |
| 1'000 | CHF 610.20 | CHF 595.40 | + 14.80 |
| 1'500 | CHF 581.00 | CHF 566.20 | + 14.80 |
| 2'000 | CHF 551.90 | CHF 537.10 | + 14.80 |
| 2'500 | CHF 522.70 | CHF 507.90 | + 14.80 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | CSS | CONCORDIA |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 530.60 | CHF 563.10 |
| Other model | CHF 592.40 | CHF 553.50 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 651.00 | CHF 636.20 |
| HMO practice | — | CHF 544.00 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, CSS moves by + 0.4 % and CONCORDIA by + 7.3 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.