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Optum Authorization (Orchestration) API

The Authorization (Orchestration) API from Optum — 2 operation(s) for authorization (orchestration).

Optum Authorization (Orchestration) API is one of 166 APIs that Optum publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Authorization (Orchestration). The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, an API reference, a getting-started guide, authentication docs, a changelog, and API documentation.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 22 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.1.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://sandbox-apigw.optum.com/rcm/prior-authorization/v1/, /processor.

2 operations 2 paths 22 schemas 2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.1.0
Base URL
https://apigw.optum.com/medicalnetwork/
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Optum Authorization (Orchestration) API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Authorization (Orchestration) 2
POST
/authorization/x12
278x215 Prior Authorization Orchestration
2 params body → 200400401403500
POST
/authorization
JSON Prior Authorization Orchestration
2 params body → 200400401403500

Schemas 22

The contract defines 22 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are AuthorizationJSONResponsePatientEventDetail (61 properties), AuthorizationJSONResponseServiceLevel (32 properties), AuthorizationJSONResponsePatientEventProviderName (26 properties), AuthorizationJSONResponseServiceProviderName (26 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

InquiryJSONRequestWithDetermination
AuthorizationResponse
object
3 properties
AuthorizationJSONResponse
object
16 properties
AuthorizationJSONResponsePatientEventDetail
object
61 properties
AuthorizationJSONResponsePatientEventTransportInformation
object
7 properties
AuthorizationJSONResponseRequestValidation
object
3 properties
AuthorizationJSONResponseIonalService
object
14 properties
AuthorizationJSONResponsePatientEventProviderName
object
26 properties
AuthorizationJSONResponseDependent
object
14 properties
InquiryJSONRequest
object
9 properties
AuthorizationJSONResponseDependentSupplementalIdentification
object
3 properties
AuthorizationJSONResponseServiceLevel
object
32 properties
AuthorizationJSONResponseRequesterIdentification
object
8 properties
AuthorizationJSONResponseRequester
object
14 properties
AuthorizationJSONResponseProviderSupplementalInformation
object
10 properties
AuthorizationJSONResponseDentalService
object
15 properties
Errors
array
AuthorizationJSONResponseSubscriberSupplementalIdentification
object
11 properties
AuthorizationJSONResponseToothInformation
object
6 properties
AuthorizationJSONResponseServiceProviderName
object
26 properties
AuthorizationJSONResponseSubscriber
object
15 properties
AuthorizationX12Request
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

optum-authorization-orchestration-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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