CSS or EGK in Region 2 of canton Bern?
In Region 2, EGK is CHF 25.20 a year cheaper than CSS for an adult on the same profile. Here is the detail — and what a third insurer would do.
The verdict, in this region
EGK comes down to CHF 511.70 a month, CSS to CHF 513.80. The gap is CHF 25.20 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Visana, at CHF 493.60 a month. Moving there rather than to EGK is worth CHF 217.20 more a year. Visana
Where they stand in the region
CSS ranks 8 and EGK ranks 6, out of 26 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 | EGK | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 608.00 | CHF 620.60 | − 12.60 |
| 500 | CHF 596.40 | CHF 608.90 | − 12.50 |
| 1'000 | CHF 567.20 | CHF 579.80 | − 12.60 |
| 1'500 | CHF 538.00 | CHF 550.60 | − 12.60 |
| 2'000 | CHF 508.90 | CHF 521.40 | − 12.50 |
| 2'500 | CHF 479.70 | CHF 492.30 | − 12.60 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | CSS | EGK |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 513.80 | CHF 558.60 |
| Other model | CHF 547.20 | CHF 511.70 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 608.00 | CHF 620.60 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, CSS moves by + 4.7 % and EGK by + 4.7 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.