Sanitas or Visana in Region 3 of canton St. Gallen?
In Region 3, Sanitas is CHF 710.40 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 445.80 a month, Visana to CHF 505.00. The gap is CHF 710.40 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Agrisano, at CHF 401.60 a month. Moving there rather than to Sanitas is worth CHF 530.40 more a year. Agrisano
Where they stand in the region
Sanitas ranks 10 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 512.40 | CHF 594.10 | − 81.70 |
| 500 | CHF 500.80 | CHF 587.40 | − 86.60 |
| 1'000 | CHF 471.60 | CHF 553.30 | − 81.70 |
| 1'500 | CHF 442.40 | CHF 524.10 | − 81.70 |
| 2'000 | CHF 413.30 | CHF 494.90 | − 81.60 |
| 2'500 | CHF 384.10 | CHF 465.80 | − 81.70 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | Sanitas | Visana |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 445.80 | CHF 511.00 |
| Other model | CHF 461.20 | CHF 511.00 |
| HMO practice | CHF 466.30 | CHF 505.00 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 512.40 | CHF 594.10 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, Sanitas moves by + 4.1 % and Visana by + 1.2 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.