CSS or Helsana in Region 1 of canton Lucerne?
In Region 1, Helsana is CHF 21.60 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
Helsana comes down to CHF 472.00 a month, CSS to CHF 473.80. The gap is CHF 21.60 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Atupri, at CHF 451.60 a month. Moving there rather than to Helsana is worth CHF 244.80 more a year. Atupri
Where they stand in the region
CSS ranks 6 and Helsana ranks 4, 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 | Helsana | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 564.00 | CHF 562.00 | + 2.00 |
| 500 | CHF 552.40 | CHF 550.40 | + 2.00 |
| 1'000 | CHF 523.20 | CHF 521.20 | + 2.00 |
| 1'500 | CHF 494.00 | CHF 492.00 | + 2.00 |
| 2'000 | CHF 464.90 | CHF 462.90 | + 2.00 |
| 2'500 | CHF 435.70 | CHF 433.70 | + 2.00 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | CSS | Helsana |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 473.80 | CHF 472.00 |
| Other model | CHF 518.90 | CHF 472.00 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 564.00 | CHF 562.00 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, CSS moves by + 2.4 % and Helsana by + 4.6 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.