CSS or SWICA in Region 1 of canton Valais?
In Region 1, SWICA is CHF 70.80 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
SWICA comes down to CHF 493.80 a month, CSS to CHF 499.70. The gap is CHF 70.80 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 SWICA is worth CHF 151.20 more a year. Atupri
Where they stand in the region
CSS ranks 10 and SWICA ranks 4, 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 | SWICA | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 581.00 | CHF 594.90 | − 13.90 |
| 500 | CHF 569.40 | CHF 583.30 | − 13.90 |
| 1'000 | CHF 540.20 | CHF 554.10 | − 13.90 |
| 1'500 | CHF 511.00 | CHF 524.90 | − 13.90 |
| 2'000 | CHF 481.90 | CHF 495.80 | − 13.90 |
| 2'500 | CHF 452.70 | CHF 466.60 | − 13.90 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | CSS | SWICA |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 499.70 | CHF 493.80 |
| Other model | CHF 520.00 | CHF 547.40 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 581.00 | CHF 594.90 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, CSS moves by + 4.8 % and SWICA by + 0.9 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.