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What does CSS pay towards your glasses?

CSS makes a contribution towards glasses & contact lenses. myCSS lets you see right away what CSS pays.

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What costs does CSS assume for glasses and contact lenses?

The amount covered depends on your insurance - in other words, whether you only have basic insurance or supplementary insurance as well.

What does basic insurance pay?

  • Children up to 18: CHF 180 a year for optical aids
  • Adults: no contribution towards costs

Supplementary insurance - what you pay towards glasses & contact lenses

Do you wear glasses or contact lenses? If you have supplementary insurance with CSS, you'll get a contribution:

  • myFlex Outpatient Insurance
  • Health Insurance Livo Smart
  • Health Insurance Livo Top

Participation in cost of optical aids per insurance

Table providing breakdown of the share paid by each form of insurance towards optical aids. The table contains three columns: one for the insurance product, one for the share paid by CSS per calendar year for adults and one for children.
Insurance Share paid for adults  Share paid for children
myFlex Economy Outpatient Insurance No benefits No benefits
myFlex Balance Outpatient Insurance CHF 150 / calendar year CHF 150 / case 
myFlex Premium Outpatient Insurance CHF 300 / calendar year CHF 300 / case 
Health Insurance Livo Smart CHF 200 / calendar year CHF 200 / case 
Health Insurance Livo Top CHF 200 / calendar year CHF 200 / case

Frequently asked questions

That depends on what insurance you have.

  • Basic insurance: for children and young people, up to CHF 180 annually.
  • Supplementary insurance: annually or once every three years, depending on the insurance.

myCSS lets you see exactly how often and how much CSS will pay you.

First, you pay the bill yourself. Then you submit it in myCSS.


Important points:

  • Your name must appear on the bill.
  • The date, amount and precise product must be clearly displayed. 
  • We need a doctor's certificate justifying certain medical reasons (e.g. strong vision impairment).

Yes. If your sunglasses have corrective lenses, they are treated the same as a normal pair of glasses.

Yes. If you have a valid bill and require the products for medical reasons, CSS will pay a share of your online purchases.

You are free to do that. However, CSS will only pay up to the maximum amount per year or benefit period - no matter how many pairs of glasses or contact lenses you buy.

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Yes. These supplementary insurance products also make a contribution towards your glasses or contact lenses:

  • CSS Standard Insurance
  • CSS Standard Plus Insurance
  • UNO+
  • DUE+
  • Outpatient Insurance Sanagate

Look in myCSS to see exactly how much they pay.

Check benefits with myCSS

  • You see straight away what benefits you are entitled to.
  • Your maximum retention fee is set out clearly.
  • Recognised providers and therapists in your local area are displayed.
  • Potential gaps in cover are indicated.
  • Everything you can do with myCSS is even easier with the myCSS app.

So funktioniert die Leistungsprüfung in myCSS

You see right away what costs CSS will assume for you and which providers and therapists in your area are recognised.
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