OptiMed or PrimaFlex — Region 2, Zurich
Region 2, Zurich: with Mutuel, OptiMed costs CHF 540.60 a month in 2026 and PrimaFlex CHF 542.10, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
OptiMed is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 18.00 saved per year against PrimaFlex, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
OptiMed is a "Group practice (HMO)" model. PrimaFlex is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | OptiMed | PrimaFlex | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 540.60 | CHF 542.10 | CHF 18.00 |
| 500 | CHF 529.10 | CHF 531.10 | CHF 24.00 |
| 1'000 | CHF 500.10 | CHF 503.60 | CHF 42.00 |
| 1'500 | CHF 470.60 | CHF 475.60 | CHF 60.00 |
| 2'000 | CHF 441.60 | CHF 448.00 | CHF 76.80 |
| 2'500 | CHF 412.60 | CHF 420.50 | CHF 94.80 |
The comparison, region by region
- OptiMed or PrimaFlex?
- 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
- Grisons — Region 1
- Grisons — Region 2
- Grisons — Region 3
- Jura
- Lucerne — Region 1
- Lucerne — Region 2
- Lucerne — Region 3
- Neuchâtel
- Nidwalden
- St. Gallen — Region 1
- St. Gallen — Region 2
- St. Gallen — Region 3
- Schaffhausen — Region 1
- Schaffhausen — Region 2
- Solothurn
- Schwyz
- Thurgau
- Uri
- Vaud — Region 1
- Vaud — Region 2
- Valais — Region 1
- Valais — Region 2
- Zug
- Zurich — Region 1
- Zurich — Region 3
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.