CSS or Mutuel in Region 3 of canton St. Gallen?
In Region 3, CSS is CHF 216.00 a year cheaper than Mutuel 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 446.30 a month, Mutuel to CHF 464.30. The gap is CHF 216.00 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Agrisano, at CHF 401.60 a month. Moving there rather than to CSS is worth CHF 536.40 more a year. Agrisano
Where they stand in the region
CSS ranks 11 and Mutuel 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 | Mutuel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 516.00 | CHF 530.60 | − 14.60 |
| 500 | CHF 504.40 | CHF 519.10 | − 14.70 |
| 1'000 | CHF 475.20 | CHF 490.10 | − 14.90 |
| 1'500 | CHF 446.00 | CHF 460.60 | − 14.60 |
| 2'000 | CHF 416.90 | CHF 431.60 | − 14.70 |
| 2'500 | CHF 387.70 | CHF 402.60 | − 14.90 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | CSS | Mutuel |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 446.30 | CHF 482.90 |
| Other model | CHF 461.80 | CHF 464.30 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 516.00 | CHF 530.60 |
| HMO practice | — | CHF 466.90 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, CSS moves by + 4.6 % and Mutuel by + 4.6 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.