CSS or Visana in Region 2 of canton St. Gallen?
In Region 2, CSS is CHF 838.80 a year cheaper than Visana 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 444.40 a month, Visana to CHF 514.30. The gap is CHF 838.80 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Agrisano, at CHF 419.60 a month. Moving there rather than to CSS is worth CHF 297.60 more a year. Agrisano
Where they stand in the region
CSS ranks 3 and Visana ranks 23, 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 | Visana | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 529.00 | CHF 605.70 | − 76.70 |
| 500 | CHF 517.40 | CHF 599.00 | − 81.60 |
| 1'000 | CHF 488.20 | CHF 564.90 | − 76.70 |
| 1'500 | CHF 459.00 | CHF 535.70 | − 76.70 |
| 2'000 | CHF 429.90 | CHF 506.50 | − 76.60 |
| 2'500 | CHF 400.70 | CHF 477.40 | − 76.70 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | CSS | Visana |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 444.40 | CHF 521.00 |
| Other model | CHF 481.40 | CHF 521.00 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 529.00 | CHF 605.70 |
| HMO practice | — | CHF 514.30 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, CSS moves by + 1.3 % and Visana by + 1.2 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.