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Optum Submit Attachment API

The SubmitAttachment API from Optum — 1 operation(s) for submitattachment.

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POST /oihub/fhirpriorauth/v1/fhirpa/R4/{payerId}/{lob}/Claim/$submit-attachment #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Real Prior Authorization Submit Attachment API
  description: FHIR Prior Authorization APIs (CDS, DTR, PAS)
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: https://sandbox-apigw.optum.com
tags:
- name: SubmitAttachment
paths:
  /oihub/fhirpriorauth/v1/fhirpa/R4/{payerId}/{lob}/Claim/$submit-attachment:
    post:
      operationId: submitAttachment
      tags:
      - SubmitAttachment
      security:
      - oAuth:
        - read_healthcheck
      parameters:
      - name: payerId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          example: '87726'
      - name: lob
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          example: pa
      - name: environment
        in: header
        schema:
          type: string
          example: sandbox
      - name: reference-srn
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          description: Reference SRN for prior authorization
          example: '123456789'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AttachmentRequest'
            example:
              parameter:
              - name: TrackingId
                valueIdentifier:
                  system: http://example.org/cdex/acn
                  value: '123456'
              - name: AttachTo
                valueCode: preauthorization
              - name: PayerId
                valueIdentifier:
                  system: http://example.org/cdex/payer-ids
                  value: '123456'
              - name: OrganizationId
                valueIdentifier:
                  system: http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi
                  value: '123456'
              - name: ProviderId
                valueIdentifier:
                  system: http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi
                  value: '123456'
              - name: MemberId
                valueIdentifier:
                  system: http://example.org/cdex/member-ids
                  value: '123456'
              - name: Attachment
                part:
                - name: Content
                  resource:
                    content:
                    - attachment:
                        contentType: application/pdf
                        creation: '2025-11-05T10:25:00-05:00'
                        data: PHN0c
                        url: attachment_url
                        title: History and Physical data
                    date: '2025-11-05T10:30:00-05:00'
                    id: docref-hp-002
                    resourceType: DocumentReference
                    status: current
              resourceType: Parameters
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AttachmentResponse'
              example:
                id: '23345435456574'
                issue:
                - code: informational
                  details:
                    text: AttachmentsacceptedandassociatedwiththereferencedpriorauthorizationforDocumentReferenceID:DocumentReference/docref-hp-002
                  diagnostics: TrackingId=123456;ReferenceSRN=AL26082223;AttachTo=preauthorization;AttachmentTransactionId=98ef77d2-798f-45b7-9925-ba59856574dc
                  location:
                  - Parameters.Attachment.part.Content/DocumentReference/docref-hp-002
                  severity: information
                meta:
                  lastUpdated: '2026-01-09T11:49:17.146+00:00'
                  versionId: '1'
                resourceType: OperationOutcome
                text:
                  div: <divxmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>AttachmentsassociatedwithTrackingId=123456andReferenceId=AL26082223isprocessed.Totalnumberofattachments=1.Pleasereferto'issue'sectionfordetails.</p></div>
                  status: generated
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Bad Request
                statusCode: 400
        '401':
          description: UnAuthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: UnAuthorized
                statusCode: 401
        '406':
          description: Not Acceptable
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Not Acceptable
                statusCode: 406
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Internal server error
                statusCode: 500
components:
  schemas:
    Parameter:
      type: object
      description: Parameter entry in Parameters resource
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          example: TrackingId
        valueIdentifier:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Identifier'
        valueCode:
          type: string
          example: preauthorization
        part:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ParameterPart'
    ParameterPart:
      type: object
      description: Nested parameter part (used for Attachment)
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          example: Content
        resource:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DocumentReference'
    Content:
      type: object
      properties:
        attachment:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Attachment'
    Attachment:
      type: object
      description: Attachment content details
      properties:
        contentType:
          type: string
          example: application/pdf
        creation:
          type: string
          example: '2025-11-05T10:25:00-05:00'
        data:
          type: string
          example: PHN0c
        url:
          type: string
          example: attachment_url
        title:
          type: string
          example: History and Physical data
    Meta:
      type: object
      description: FHIR metadata
      properties:
        profile:
          type: array
          description: FHIR profile URLs
          items:
            type: string
            example: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/sdc/StructureDefinition/sdc-questionnaireresponse-adapt
    Narrative:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          example: generated
        div:
          type: string
          example: <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Operation</div>
    Identifier:
      type: object
      properties:
        system:
          type: string
          example: http://example.org/cdex/acn
        value:
          type: string
          example: '123456'
    AttachmentResponse:
      type: object
      description: FHIR OperationOutcome response
      properties:
        resourceType:
          type: string
          example: OperationOutcome
        id:
          type: string
          example: '23345435456574'
        meta:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
        issue:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Issue'
        text:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Narrative'
    Issue:
      type: object
      description: OperationOutcome issue details
      properties:
        severity:
          type: string
          example: information
        code:
          type: string
          example: informational
        details:
          type: object
          properties:
            text:
              type: string
              example: Attachments accepted and associated...
        diagnostics:
          type: string
          example: TrackingId=123456;ReferenceSRN=AL26082223...
        location:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            example: Parameters.Attachment.part.Content/DocumentReference/docref-hp-002
    AttachmentRequest:
      type: object
      description: FHIR Parameters resource for attachment submission
      properties:
        resourceType:
          type: string
          example: Parameters
        parameter:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Parameter'
    DocumentReference:
      type: object
      description: FHIR DocumentReference used inside attachment
      properties:
        resourceType:
          type: string
          example: DocumentReference
        id:
          type: string
          example: docref-hp-002
        status:
          type: string
          example: current
        date:
          type: string
          example: '2025-11-05T10:30:00-05:00'
        content:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Content'
  securitySchemes:
    oAuth:
      type: oauth2
      description: This API uses OAuth 2 with the client_credentials grant flow.
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: /apip/auth/v2/token
          scopes:
            read_txn: read transactions
            create_txn: submit a new transaction request
            read_coveragediscovery: read coverage discovery tasks
            create_coveragediscovery: submit a new coverage discovery task
            read_healthcheck: check the status of the system
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