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Cheapest health insurer in Lower Saxony
2026 compared
If you live or work in Lower Saxony, you can choose from 50 health insurers – all those open nationwide and 16 regional ones. The cheapest is BKK firmus at 2.18%, the most expensive BKK24 at 4.39%. On a gross salary of €4,000 that is a difference of up to €530 a year for you.
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All health insurers you can join in Lower Saxony
Sorted by additional contribution, not by remuneration. “Apply” opens the online application of our partner VGK24 further down this page – offered for the 38 insurers we arrange via VGK24.
| Insurer | Additional contribution | Total rate | Open | Online application |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKK firmus | 2.18% | 16.78% | regional | Apply → |
| BKK Public | 2.50% | 17.10% | regional | |
| TUI BKK | 2.50% | 17.10% | nationwide | |
| hkk | 2.59% | 17.19% | nationwide | Apply → |
| Audi BKK | 2.60% | 17.20% | nationwide | Apply → |
| Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) | 2.69% | 17.29% | nationwide | Apply → |
| WMF BKK | 2.85% | 17.45% | nationwide | |
| HEK | 2.89% | 17.49% | nationwide | Apply → |
| AOK Niedersachsen | 2.98% | 17.58% | regional | Apply → |
| BKK Freudenberg | 2.99% | 17.59% | regional | Apply → |
| BKK Linde | 2.99% | 17.59% | nationwide | |
| Bosch BKK | 3.18% | 17.78% | regional | |
| Bertelsmann BKK | 3.20% | 17.80% | regional | |
| DAK-Gesundheit | 3.20% | 17.80% | nationwide | Apply → |
| Debeka BKK | 3.25% | 17.85% | nationwide | |
| BARMER | 3.29% | 17.89% | nationwide | Apply → |
| Salus BKK | 3.29% | 17.89% | nationwide | Apply → |
| Continentale BKK | 3.33% | 17.93% | nationwide | |
| IKK gesund plus | 3.39% | 17.99% | nationwide | Apply → |
| BKK Gildemeister Seidensticker | 3.40% | 18.00% | nationwide | Apply → |
| ZF BKK | 3.40% | 18.00% | regional | |
| BKK Herkules | 3.48% | 18.08% | regional | Apply → |
| BKK exklusiv | 3.49% | 18.09% | regional | |
| BKK Technoform | 3.49% | 18.09% | regional | |
| R+V BKK | 3.49% | 18.09% | nationwide | Apply → |
| BKK mkk | 3.50% | 18.10% | nationwide | Apply → |
| novitas bkk | 3.60% | 18.20% | nationwide | Apply → |
| BAHN-BKK | 3.65% | 18.25% | nationwide | Apply → |
| SKD BKK | 3.65% | 18.25% | regional | Apply → |
| BIG direkt gesund | 3.69% | 18.29% | nationwide | Apply → |
| Pronova BKK | 3.70% | 18.30% | nationwide | Apply → |
| KKH | 3.78% | 18.38% | nationwide | Apply → |
| BKK ProVita | 3.79% | 18.39% | nationwide | Apply → |
| vivida bkk | 3.79% | 18.39% | nationwide | Apply → |
| BKK Diakonie | 3.80% | 18.40% | regional | |
| SBK | 3.80% | 18.40% | nationwide | Apply → |
| IKK classic | 3.85% | 18.45% | nationwide | Apply → |
| mhplus BKK | 3.86% | 18.46% | regional | Apply → |
| BKK Mobil | 3.89% | 18.49% | nationwide | Apply → |
| BKK VerbundPlus | 3.89% | 18.49% | nationwide | Apply → |
| BKK melitta hmr | 3.90% | 18.50% | regional | Apply → |
| BKK Pfalz | 3.90% | 18.50% | nationwide | Apply → |
| Heimat Krankenkasse | 3.90% | 18.50% | nationwide | Apply → |
| SECURVITA BKK | 3.90% | 18.50% | regional | Apply → |
| energie-BKK | 3.98% | 18.58% | nationwide | Apply → |
| BKK Wirtschaft & Finanzen | 3.99% | 18.59% | regional | Apply → |
| VIACTIV Krankenkasse | 4.19% | 18.79% | nationwide | Apply → |
| IKK – Die Innovationskasse | 4.30% | 18.90% | nationwide | Apply → |
| Knappschaft | 4.30% | 18.90% | nationwide | Apply → |
| BKK24 | 4.39% | 18.99% | nationwide | Apply → |
Source: list of health insurers published by the GKV-Spitzenverband, retrieved on 1 November 2026. Total rate = 14.6% + additional contribution. Company-based insurers (only for employees of certain companies) are not listed. Benefits differ – compare contribution and benefits.
Regional
Regional insurers in Lower Saxony
These insurers only accept you if you live or work in their area. The AOK for Lower Saxony: AOK Niedersachsen (2.98%).
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