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Optum CMS Transmittal APIs API

The CMS Transmittal APIs API from Optum — 3 operation(s) for cms transmittal apis.

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Operations 3

POST /api/cms/common/transmittal/ Fetches the data for CMS Transmittal #

GET /api/cms/common/transmittal/{doc-id}/{doc-source-id}/transmittal-download Fetches the file content for CMS Transmittal #

GET /api/cms/common/transmittal/{code} Fetches the data for the CMS Transmittal for given CPT ,HCPCS code #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Optum CMS Transmittal APIs API
  version: v1.0
  contact:
    name: Ken Kracker
    email: ken.kracker@optum.com
  description: 'Operations tagged CMS Transmittal APIs across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: optum-cms-common-facility-openapi.yml, optum-cms-common-physician-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: /v1/cmscommonms
tags:
- name: CMS Transmittal APIs
paths:
  /api/cms/common/transmittal/:
    post:
      tags:
      - CMS Transmittal APIs
      summary: Fetches the data for CMS Transmittal
      operationId: getCMSTransmittal
      parameters:
      - name: sort
        in: query
        description: Any of these values(publicationType,-publicationType,publicationSubject,-publicationSubject,transmittalNumber,-transmittalNumber,changeRequest,-changeRequest,postDate,-postDate,effectiveDate,-effectiveDate,docImpDate,-docImpDate,rescinded,-rescinded,replacedBy,-replacedBy,relatedDocName,-relatedDocName,retroactiveFlag,-retroactiveFlag,healthCareTypes,-healthCareTypes,specialities,-specialities ) are allowed.The default is -effectiveDate
        required: false
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          default: []
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          default: 50
        example: 150
      - name: page
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          default: 1
      - name: yyyy-MM-dd
        in: header
        description: Date for which historical data is required
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: yyyy-MM-dd
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CMSTransmittal'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'POST-for-GET: Fetch CMS Transmittal '
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                content:
                - docId: 615315
                  documentSourceId: 4
                  publicationType: Pub 100-04 Medicare Claims Processing
                  publicationSubject: Annual Updates to the Prior Authorization/Pre-Claim Review Federal Holiday Schedule Tables for Generating Reports
                  transmittalNumber: R12026CP
                  changeRequest: '13151'
                  postDate: '2023-05-11 00:00:00'
                  effectiveDate: '2024-01-01 00:00:00'
                  docImpDate: '2023-10-02 00:00:00'
                  healthCareTypes: ALL TYPES
                  specialities: ALL PROVIDERS
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Notification'
              example:
                timestamp: '2023-07-14T06:37:03.741+00:00'
                status: 404
                error: Not Found
                message: Not Found
                path: /cmscommonms/api/cms/common/transmittalssss
        '500':
          description: Interal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                timestamp: '2023-07-28T06:36:22.518+00:00'
                path: /cmscommonms/api/cms/common/transmittal
                status: 500
                error: Internal Server Error
                requestId: e36d239e-324
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
    servers:
    - url: /v1/cmscommonms
  /api/cms/common/transmittal/{doc-id}/{doc-source-id}/transmittal-download:
    get:
      tags:
      - CMS Transmittal APIs
      summary: Fetches the file content for CMS Transmittal
      operationId: getCMSTransmittalDocument
      parameters:
      - name: doc-id
        in: path
        description: Transmittal Document ID
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        example: 619114
      - name: doc-source-id
        in: path
        description: 'Transmittal Document Source Id '
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        example: 4
      - name: yyyy-MM-dd
        in: header
        description: Date for which historical data is required
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: yyyy-MM-dd
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Fetches The file content in the form of byte array, response headers and media type as FileType
          content:
            application/pdf:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Notification'
              example: " access-control-expose-headers: Content-Disposition \n cache-control: no-cache,no-store,max-age=0,must-revalidate \n connection: keep-alive \n content-disposition: attachment; filename=R12138OTN.pdf \n content-length: 178521 \n content-type: application/pdf \n date: Fri,28 Jul 2023 12:03:02 GMT \n expires: 0 \n pragma: no-cache \n vary: Origin,Access-Control-Request-Method,Access-Control-Request-Headers \n x-content-type-options: nosniff \n x-frame-options: DENY \n x-xss-protection: 0 \n"
        '404':
          description: 'Not found: Sub terms not found'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Notification'
              example:
                timestamp: '2023-07-28T06:19:48.666+00:00'
                status: 404
                error: Not Found
                message: Not Found
                path: /cmscommonms/api/cms/common/transmittal/{docId}/{docSourceId}transmittal-download
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                timestamp: '2023-07-28T06:19:48.666+00:00'
                path: /cmscommonms/api/cms/common/transmittal/{docId}/{docSourceId}transmittal-download
                status: 500
                error: Internal Server Error
                requestId: a4796cc7-1
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
    servers:
    - url: /v1/cmscommonms
  /api/cms/common/transmittal/{code}:
    get:
      tags:
      - CMS Transmittal APIs
      summary: Fetches the data for the CMS Transmittal for given CPT ,HCPCS code
      operationId: getCodeDetailCMSTransmittals
      parameters:
      - name: code
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 13152
      - name: yyyy-MM-dd
        in: header
        description: Date for which historical data is required
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: yyyy-MM-dd
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Fetches transmittals for the given CPT or HCPCS code
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
              - docId: 615607
                documentSourceId: 4
                transmittalNumber: R12052CP
                postDate: '2023-05-18 00:00:00'
                effectiveDate: '2023-07-01 00:00:00'
                rescinded: Y
                replacedBy: R12062CP
                fileName: R12052CP
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Notification'
              example:
                timestamp: '2023-10-18T06:37:03.741+00:00'
                status: 404
                error: Not Found
                message: Not Found
                path: /cmscommonms/api/cms/common/transmittal/{code}/
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                timestamp: '2023-10-18T07:22:01.017+00:00'
                path: /cmscommonms/api/cms/common/transmittal/{code}/
                status: 500
                error: Internal Server Error
                requestId: a4796cc7-1
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
    servers:
    - url: /v1/cmscommonms
components:
  schemas:
    Notification:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        warning:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        info:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    CMSTransmittal:
      type: object
      properties:
        docId:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        documentSourceId:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        publicationType:
          type: string
        publicationSubject:
          type: string
        transmittalNumber:
          type: string
        changeRequest:
          type: string
        postDate:
          type: string
        effectiveDate:
          type: string
        docImpDate:
          type: string
        rescinded:
          type: string
        replacedBy:
          type: string
        relatedDocName:
          type: string
        retroactiveFlag:
          type: string
        healthCareTypes:
          type: string
        specialities:
          type: string
        ascFlag:
          type: string
        fileName:
          type: string
        code:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
x-refined-from:
- optum-cms-common-facility-openapi.yml
- optum-cms-common-physician-openapi.yml
x-readme:
  explorer-enabled: true
  proxy-enabled: true