KPT or ÖKK in Region 1 of canton St. Gallen?
In Region 1, ÖKK is CHF 18.00 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
ÖKK comes down to CHF 485.80 a month, KPT to CHF 487.30. The gap is CHF 18.00 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Sanitas, at CHF 479.65 a month. Moving there rather than to ÖKK is worth CHF 73.80 more a year. Sanitas
Where they stand in the region
KPT ranks 9 and ÖKK ranks 7, 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 | KPT | ÖKK | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 577.10 | CHF 552.00 | + 25.10 |
| 500 | CHF 565.50 | CHF 540.40 | + 25.10 |
| 1'000 | CHF 536.30 | CHF 511.20 | + 25.10 |
| 1'500 | CHF 507.10 | CHF 482.00 | + 25.10 |
| 2'000 | — | CHF 452.90 | — |
| 2'500 | CHF 448.80 | CHF 423.70 | + 25.10 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | KPT | ÖKK |
|---|---|---|
| Other model | CHF 487.30 | CHF 496.80 |
| HMO practice | CHF 491.80 | CHF 485.80 |
| Family doctor | CHF 509.80 | CHF 496.80 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 577.10 | CHF 552.00 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, KPT moves by + 3.3 % and ÖKK by + 4.0 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.