CSS or EGK in Region 3 of canton Bern?
In Region 3, EGK is CHF 70.80 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 491.10 a month, CSS to CHF 497.00. The gap is CHF 70.80 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Agrisano, at CHF 447.50 a month. Moving there rather than to EGK is worth CHF 523.20 more a year. Agrisano
Where they stand in the region
CSS ranks 14 and EGK ranks 10, 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 570.00 | CHF 571.00 | − 1.00 |
| 500 | CHF 558.40 | CHF 559.30 | − 0.90 |
| 1'000 | CHF 529.20 | CHF 530.20 | − 1.00 |
| 1'500 | CHF 500.00 | CHF 501.00 | − 1.00 |
| 2'000 | CHF 470.90 | CHF 471.80 | − 0.90 |
| 2'500 | CHF 441.70 | CHF 442.70 | − 1.00 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | CSS | EGK |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 497.00 | CHF 510.90 |
| Other model | CHF 513.00 | CHF 491.10 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 570.00 | CHF 571.00 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, CSS moves by + 7.8 % and EGK by + 4.0 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.