CSS or Visana in Region 3 of canton Bern?
In Region 3, Visana is CHF 378.00 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
Visana comes down to CHF 465.50 a month, CSS to CHF 497.00. The gap is CHF 378.00 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Agrisano, at CHF 447.50 a month. Moving there rather than to Visana is worth CHF 216.00 more a year. Agrisano
Where they stand in the region
CSS ranks 14 and Visana ranks 2, 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 | Visana | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 570.00 | CHF 542.50 | + 27.50 |
| 500 | CHF 558.40 | CHF 535.80 | + 22.60 |
| 1'000 | CHF 529.20 | CHF 501.70 | + 27.50 |
| 1'500 | CHF 500.00 | CHF 472.50 | + 27.50 |
| 2'000 | CHF 470.90 | CHF 443.30 | + 27.60 |
| 2'500 | CHF 441.70 | CHF 414.20 | + 27.50 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | CSS | Visana |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 497.00 | CHF 487.20 |
| Other model | CHF 513.00 | CHF 473.70 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 570.00 | CHF 542.50 |
| HMO practice | — | CHF 465.50 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, CSS moves by + 7.8 % and Visana by + 3.0 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.