Excellus BCBS of Central NY

About Us

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, a nonprofit independent licensee of the BlueCross BlueShield Association, is part of a family of companies that finances and delivers vital health care services to about 1.5 million people across upstate New York. Excellus BlueCross BlueShield provides access to high-quality, affordable health coverage, including valuable health-related resources that our members use every day, such as cost-saving prescription drug discounts and wellness tracking tools. To learn more, visit excellusbcbs.com.

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, headquartered in Rochester, NY, is part of a $6.6 billion family of companies that finances and delivers health care services across upstate New York and long term care insurance nationwide. Collectively, the enterprise provides health insurance to nearly 1.5 million members and employs about 5,500 New Yorkers. The company has financial strength rating of ''BBB+'' (Stable) by Standard and Poor's.

Previously, the company's BlueCross BlueShield operations were known as: BlueCross BlueShield of Central New York, BlueCross BlueShield of the Rochester Area, and BlueCross BlueShield of Utica-Watertown. Today, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield maintains a strong local presence through four regional headquarters and additional field offices:

Central New York Region, based in Syracuse with an additional office in Watertown;
Central New York Southern Tier Region, based in Elmira with an additional office in Binghamton;
Rochester Region, based in Rochester; and
Utica Region, based in Utica with an additional office in Plattsburgh.