Sanitas or Visana in Region 3 of canton Lucerne?
In Region 3, Sanitas is CHF 669.60 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
Sanitas comes down to CHF 429.50 a month, Visana to CHF 485.30. The gap is CHF 669.60 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Agrisano, at CHF 414.30 a month. Moving there rather than to Sanitas is worth CHF 182.40 more a year. Agrisano
Where they stand in the region
Sanitas ranks 3 and Visana ranks 22, 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 | Sanitas | Visana | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 493.70 | CHF 561.00 | − 67.30 |
| 500 | CHF 482.10 | CHF 554.30 | − 72.20 |
| 1'000 | CHF 452.90 | CHF 520.20 | − 67.30 |
| 1'500 | CHF 423.70 | CHF 491.00 | − 67.30 |
| 2'000 | CHF 394.60 | CHF 461.80 | − 67.20 |
| 2'500 | CHF 365.40 | CHF 432.70 | − 67.30 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | Sanitas | Visana |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 429.50 | CHF 488.10 |
| Other model | CHF 444.40 | CHF 493.70 |
| HMO practice | CHF 449.30 | CHF 485.30 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 493.70 | CHF 561.00 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, Sanitas moves by + 4.8 % and Visana by − 1.4 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.