Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
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ACA marketplace issuer - 115 plans across 15 counties
According to PlainHealthPlan's issuer footprint ranking (CMS Marketplace PUF), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona ranks #3 of 183 tracked issuers by plan count (most plans = #1). Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona is a single-state ACA marketplace issuer offering 115 plans across 1 state and 15 counties. Its average age-27 premium of $709/mo runs $69 above the national marketplace average of $640/mo.
STEEP · SOLO · ARCHIVE · HMO-LED
High-premium band
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona in the high-premium third
$709/mo age-27 avg sits in the top third of 183 tracked marketplace issuers. Corpus place #3 of 183 (most plans = #1).
Age-27 avg $709/mo runs $69 above the national Silver average of $640/mo. Inventory is archive-scale (115 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 Blue Shield of Arizona average premium by metal level
The premium ladder across Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona's 115 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 Blue Shield of Arizona: average premium by metal level
How Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona's plan book compares across all tracked issuers
183 marketplace issuers with a tracked plan count, banded by plan book size.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona vs 183 tracked issuers
ACA marketplace plan count, CMS Marketplace Public Use Files
115 3rd of 183 higher than 180 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 STEEP · SOLO · ARCHIVE · HMO-LED.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $709/mo (Δ $1 cheaper vs Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona); SOLO · THIN vs this page's STEEP · SOLO · ARCHIVE.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $724/mo (Δ $15 pricier vs Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona); SOLO · THIN vs this page's STEEP · SOLO · ARCHIVE.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $730/mo (Δ $20 pricier vs Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona); SOLO · MICRO vs this page's STEEP · SOLO · ARCHIVE.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $732/mo (Δ $22 pricier vs Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona); SOLO · ARCHIVE vs this page's STEEP · SOLO · ARCHIVE.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $683/mo (Δ $27 cheaper vs Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona); SOLO · THIN vs this page's STEEP · SOLO · ARCHIVE.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $678/mo (Δ $32 cheaper vs Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona); SOLO · THIN vs this page's STEEP · SOLO · ARCHIVE.
ABS(plan_count) pole at 117 plans near Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona's ARCHIVE roster: PARITY · SOLO.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona's SOLO · ARCHIVE footprint sits against states where issuer count (not premium alone) drives choice.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona's STEEP stamp is county-sensitive; county Silver averages show where this carrier's ARCHIVE book lands.