CSS or EGK in Region 2 of canton Lucerne?
In Region 2, CSS is CHF 114.00 a year cheaper than EGK 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 441.70 a month, EGK to CHF 451.20. The gap is CHF 114.00 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Agrisano, at CHF 425.70 a month. Moving there rather than to CSS is worth CHF 192.00 more a year. Agrisano
Where they stand in the region
CSS ranks 3 and EGK ranks 9, out of 25 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 529.00 | CHF 521.60 | + 7.40 |
| 500 | CHF 517.40 | CHF 509.90 | + 7.50 |
| 1'000 | CHF 488.20 | CHF 480.80 | + 7.40 |
| 1'500 | CHF 459.00 | CHF 451.60 | + 7.40 |
| 2'000 | CHF 429.90 | CHF 422.40 | + 7.50 |
| 2'500 | CHF 400.70 | CHF 393.30 | + 7.40 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | CSS | EGK |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 441.70 | CHF 466.90 |
| Other model | CHF 478.70 | CHF 451.20 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 529.00 | CHF 521.60 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, CSS moves by + 2.3 % and EGK by + 7.0 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.