Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC
Overview
Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 14,044 participants in plan year 2025, down 2% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, long-term disability, and more.
- Plan type
- ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
- Participants
- 14,044 · prior year 14,388
- Plan year
- Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
- Health plans filed
- Onsite Medical Clinic, plan 509 (14,044 participants); Hospital and Medical Plan for Bluecross Blue Shield of SC, plan 503 (13,922 participants)
Insurance carriers
Insured coverage reported on Schedule A. Self-funded medical claims aren't reported there.
| Carrier | Coverage | Covered | Premium | Broker comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluecross Blueshield of South Carolina | — | 12,901 | $185.7M | — |
| Companion Life Insurance Company | Long-term disability, Life | 12,691 | $6.1M | — |
| Eye MED Vision Care | Vision | 12,901 | $816K | — |
Pharmacy benefit estimate
StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.
Estimated prescription spend: 14,044 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.
Typical savings opportunity found in independent reviews of plans this size.
Form 5500 filing details
- Filing
- Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2025
- Plan sponsor
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC
- Sponsor EIN
- 57-0287419
- Plan numbers
- 509, 503
- Filed with
- U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2
Verify this filing: search EIN 57-0287419 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.
Retirement plan
- Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan
- Type
- 401(k) plan
- Participants
- 16,153
About this data
Source: Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC's Form 5500 filing for plan year 2025 and its Schedule A insurance reports, published by the U.S. Department of Labor. "Self-funded" means the filing reports benefits paid from employer assets or a trust, with no medical insurance contract or with a stop-loss contract. Pharmacy figures are StreamRX estimates based on national averages. StreamRX is not affiliated with Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC.