CSS or KPT in Region 1 of canton Valais?
In Region 1, CSS is CHF 62.40 a year cheaper than KPT 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 499.70 a month, KPT to CHF 504.90. The gap is CHF 62.40 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Atupri, at CHF 481.20 a month. Moving there rather than to CSS is worth CHF 222.00 more a year. Atupri
Where they stand in the region
CSS ranks 10 and KPT ranks 14, 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 | KPT | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 581.00 | CHF 605.00 | − 24.00 |
| 500 | CHF 569.40 | CHF 593.40 | − 24.00 |
| 1'000 | CHF 540.20 | CHF 564.20 | − 24.00 |
| 1'500 | CHF 511.00 | CHF 535.00 | − 24.00 |
| 2'000 | CHF 481.90 | — | — |
| 2'500 | CHF 452.70 | CHF 476.70 | − 24.00 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | CSS | KPT |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 499.70 | CHF 504.90 |
| Other model | CHF 520.00 | CHF 509.70 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 581.00 | CHF 605.00 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, CSS moves by + 4.8 % and KPT by + 4.8 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.