Callmed or Gesundheitspraxisversicherung — Region 1, Zurich
Region 1, Zurich: with CSS, Callmed costs CHF 592.40 a month in 2026 and Gesundheitspraxisversicherung CHF 530.60, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
Gesundheitspraxisversicherung is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 741.60 saved per year against Callmed, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
Callmed is a "Telemedicine and others" model. Gesundheitspraxisversicherung is a "Family doctor" model.
- Callmed
Telemedicine and others
You call a medical service before any consultation, or follow another pathway set by the insurer.
- Gesundheitspraxisversicherung
Family doctor
You pick a family doctor and always go to them first.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | Callmed | Gesundheitspraxisversicherung | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 592.40 | CHF 530.60 | CHF 741.60 |
| 500 | CHF 580.80 | CHF 519.00 | CHF 741.60 |
| 1'000 | CHF 551.60 | CHF 489.80 | CHF 741.60 |
| 1'500 | CHF 522.40 | CHF 460.60 | CHF 741.60 |
| 2'000 | CHF 493.30 | CHF 431.50 | CHF 741.60 |
| 2'500 | CHF 468.10 | CHF 402.30 | CHF 789.60 |
The comparison, region by region
- Callmed or Gesundheitspraxisversicherung?
- Aargau
- Appenzell Innerrhoden
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- Bern — Region 1
- Bern — Region 2
- Bern — Region 3
- Basel-Landschaft — Region 1
- Basel-Landschaft — Region 2
- Basel-Stadt
- Fribourg — Region 1
- Fribourg — Region 2
- Geneva
- Glarus
- Grisons — Region 1
- Grisons — Region 2
- Grisons — Region 3
- Jura
- Lucerne — Region 1
- Lucerne — Region 2
- Lucerne — Region 3
- Neuchâtel
- Nidwalden
- Obwalden
- St. Gallen — Region 1
- St. Gallen — Region 2
- St. Gallen — Region 3
- Schaffhausen — Region 1
- Schaffhausen — Region 2
- Solothurn
- Schwyz
- Thurgau
- Ticino — Region 1
- Ticino — Region 2
- Uri
- Vaud — Region 1
- Vaud — Region 2
- Valais — Region 1
- Valais — Region 2
- Zug
- Zurich — Region 2
An alternative model commits you to a care pathway: check the conditions with the insurer before signing. This page gives a price, not advice.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums and territorial coverage areas.