CSS or Helsana in Region 3 of canton Grisons?
In Region 3, CSS is CHF 170.40 a year cheaper than Helsana 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 427.60 a month, Helsana to CHF 441.80. The gap is CHF 170.40 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is vita surselva, at CHF 404.70 a month. Moving there rather than to CSS is worth CHF 274.80 more a year. vita surselva
Where they stand in the region
CSS ranks 7 and Helsana ranks 11, out of 24 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 | Helsana | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 503.00 | CHF 526.00 | − 23.00 |
| 500 | CHF 491.40 | CHF 514.40 | − 23.00 |
| 1'000 | CHF 462.20 | CHF 485.20 | − 23.00 |
| 1'500 | CHF 433.00 | CHF 456.00 | − 23.00 |
| 2'000 | CHF 403.90 | CHF 426.90 | − 23.00 |
| 2'500 | CHF 374.70 | CHF 397.70 | − 23.00 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | CSS | Helsana |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 427.60 | CHF 447.10 |
| Other model | CHF 455.20 | CHF 441.80 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 503.00 | CHF 526.00 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, CSS moves by + 7.0 % and Helsana by + 1.9 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.