PrimaCare or SanaTel — Basel-Stadt
Basel-Stadt: with Mutuel, PrimaCare costs CHF 631.80 a month in 2026 and SanaTel CHF 593.60, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
SanaTel is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 458.40 saved per year against PrimaCare, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
PrimaCare is a "Family doctor" model. SanaTel is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | PrimaCare | SanaTel | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 631.80 | CHF 593.60 | CHF 458.40 |
| 500 | CHF 620.30 | CHF 582.10 | CHF 458.40 |
| 1'000 | CHF 591.30 | CHF 553.10 | CHF 458.40 |
| 1'500 | CHF 561.80 | CHF 523.60 | CHF 458.40 |
| 2'000 | CHF 532.80 | CHF 494.60 | CHF 458.40 |
| 2'500 | CHF 503.80 | CHF 465.60 | CHF 458.40 |
The comparison, region by region
- PrimaCare or SanaTel?
- Aargau
- Appenzell Innerrhoden
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- Bern — Region 1
- Bern — Region 2
- Bern — Region 3
- Basel-Landschaft — Region 1
- Basel-Landschaft — Region 2
- 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 1
- 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.