CSS or Helsana in Region 3 of canton Lucerne?
In Region 3, CSS is CHF 139.20 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 438.60 a month, Helsana to CHF 450.20. The gap is CHF 139.20 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Agrisano, at CHF 414.30 a month. Moving there rather than to CSS is worth CHF 291.60 more a year. Agrisano
Where they stand in the region
CSS ranks 9 and Helsana ranks 18, 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 507.00 | CHF 536.00 | − 29.00 |
| 500 | CHF 495.40 | CHF 524.40 | − 29.00 |
| 1'000 | CHF 466.20 | CHF 495.20 | − 29.00 |
| 1'500 | CHF 437.00 | CHF 466.00 | − 29.00 |
| 2'000 | CHF 407.90 | CHF 436.90 | − 29.00 |
| 2'500 | CHF 378.70 | CHF 407.70 | − 29.00 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | CSS | Helsana |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 438.60 | CHF 460.90 |
| Other model | CHF 458.80 | CHF 450.20 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 507.00 | CHF 536.00 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, CSS moves by + 5.7 % and Helsana by + 4.7 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.