Centre de santé or Médecin de famille — Region 1, Zurich
Region 1, Zurich: with ÖKK, Centre de santé costs CHF 556.30 a month in 2026 and Médecin de famille CHF 562.50, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
Centre de santé is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 74.40 saved per year against Médecin de famille, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
Centre de santé is a "Group practice (HMO)" model. Médecin de famille is a "Family doctor" model.
- Centre de santé
Group practice (HMO)
You go to a designated group practice, which coordinates your care.
- Médecin de famille
Family doctor
You pick a family doctor and always go to them first.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | Centre de santé | Médecin de famille | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 556.30 | CHF 562.50 | CHF 74.40 |
| 500 | CHF 544.70 | CHF 550.90 | CHF 74.40 |
| 1'000 | CHF 515.50 | CHF 521.70 | CHF 74.40 |
| 1'500 | CHF 486.30 | CHF 492.50 | CHF 74.40 |
| 2'000 | CHF 457.20 | CHF 463.40 | CHF 74.40 |
| 2'500 | CHF 428.00 | CHF 434.20 | CHF 74.40 |
The comparison, region by region
- Centre de santé or Médecin de famille?
- 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.