Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC
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ACA marketplace issuer - 117 plans across 100 counties
According to PlainHealthPlan's issuer footprint ranking (CMS Marketplace PUF), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC ranks #2 of 183 tracked issuers by plan count (most plans = #1). Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC is a single-state ACA marketplace issuer offering 117 plans across 1 state and 100 counties. Its average age-27 premium of $612/mo runs $28 below the national marketplace average of $640/mo.
PARITY · SOLO · ARCHIVE · PPO-LED
High-premium band
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC in the high-premium third
$612/mo age-27 avg sits in the top third of 183 tracked marketplace issuers. Corpus place #2 of 183 (most plans = #1).
Age-27 avg $612/mo runs $28 above the national Silver average of $640/mo. Inventory is archive-scale (117 plans).
Source: CMS Marketplace Public Use Files. Informational only; confirm options at HealthCare.gov. How we place issuers.
Plan Types
Metal Levels Offered
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC average premium by metal level
The premium ladder across Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC's 117 ACA plans, average monthly premium (age 27) by metal tier. Bronze trades a low premium for a high deductible; Gold and Platinum invert it.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC: average premium by metal level
How Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC's plan book compares across all tracked issuers
183 marketplace issuers with a tracked plan count, banded by plan book size.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC vs 183 tracked issuers
ACA marketplace plan count, CMS Marketplace Public Use Files
117 2nd of 183 higher than 181 of 183 issuers
Issuers, banded by plan count
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Source CMS Marketplace Public Use Files · 2026-08-30
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ABS(avg_premium) peers first, then an inventory pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps PARITY · SOLO · ARCHIVE · PPO-LED.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $611/mo (Δ $1 cheaper vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC); SOLO · THIN vs this page's PARITY · SOLO · ARCHIVE.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $610/mo (Δ $2 cheaper vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC); SOLO · STOCKED vs this page's PARITY · SOLO · ARCHIVE.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $609/mo (Δ $2 cheaper vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC); SOLO · MICRO vs this page's PARITY · SOLO · ARCHIVE.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $609/mo (Δ $3 cheaper vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC); SOLO · STOCKED vs this page's PARITY · SOLO · ARCHIVE.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $608/mo (Δ $4 cheaper vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC); SOLO · STOCKED vs this page's PARITY · SOLO · ARCHIVE.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $616/mo (Δ $5 pricier vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC); SOLO · THIN vs this page's PARITY · SOLO · ARCHIVE.
ABS(plan_count) pole at 115 plans near Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC's ARCHIVE roster: STEEP · SOLO.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC's SOLO · ARCHIVE footprint sits against states where issuer count (not premium alone) drives choice.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC stamps PARITY · PPO-LED · ARCHIVE; metal choice shifts deductible load more than issuer brand.