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UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare is one of the largest health insurance providers in the United States, offering employer-sponsored health benefits, individual and family plans, Medicare and Medicaid plans, and managed care services. UnitedHealthcare provides APIs for healthcare providers through the UHC API Marketplace for eligibility verification, claims management, and prior authorization, and FHIR R4-compliant Interoperability APIs for patient data access and provider directory services per CMS mandates.

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APIs

UnitedHealthcare Provider API

The UnitedHealthcare Provider API provides real-time access to eligibility verification, claims management, prior authorization, and provider directory services through the UHC ...

UnitedHealthcare Interoperability API

The UnitedHealthcare Interoperability APIs provide FHIR R4-compliant access to patient health data in compliance with CMS Interoperability and Patient Access final rule (CMS-911...

Collections

Pricing Plans

Rate Limits

Unitedhealthcare Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps

Semantic Vocabularies

Unitedhealthcare Interoperability Api Context

17 classes · 1 properties

JSON-LD

Unitedhealthcare Provider Api Context

14 classes · 13 properties

JSON-LD

API Governance Rules

UnitedHealthcare API Rules

27 rules · 13 errors 10 warnings 4 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Structure

Interoperability Fhir Bundle Structure

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JSON STRUCTURE

Interoperability Fhir Patient Structure

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JSON STRUCTURE

Provider Benefit Check Request Structure

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JSON STRUCTURE

Provider Benefit Check Response Structure

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Provider Claim Inquiry Request Structure

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Provider Claim Inquiry Response Structure

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JSON STRUCTURE

Provider Claim Pre Check Request Structure

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Provider Claim Pre Check Response Structure

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JSON STRUCTURE

Provider Eligibility Request Structure

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Provider Eligibility Response Structure

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Provider Prior Auth Check Request Structure

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Provider Prior Auth Check Response Structure

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Provider Provider Demographics Structure

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Example Payloads

Resources

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opencollection: 1.0.0
info:
  name: UnitedHealthcare Provider API
  version: '1.0'
request:
  auth:
    type: bearer
    token: '{{bearerToken}}'
items:
- info:
    name: Eligibility
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: UnitedHealthcare Real-Time Eligibility Check
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: https://api.uhcprovider.com/eligibility/v1/real-time
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Perform a real-time pre-service eligibility and benefit verification for a UnitedHealthcare member. Returns coverage
      details, deductibles, copays, and benefit limits for a specific service type and date of service.
  - info:
      name: UnitedHealthcare Real Patient Benefit Check
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: https://api.uhcprovider.com/eligibility/v1/patient-benefit-check
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Check specific patient benefit details for a given service including covered benefits, cost-sharing information,
      network status, and utilization management requirements.
- info:
    name: Claims
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: UnitedHealthcare Real Claim Pre-Check
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: https://api.uhcprovider.com/claims/v1/pre-check
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Validate a claim before submission to identify potential issues including missing information, coverage gaps, authorization
      requirements, and billing edits. Reduces claim denials and accelerates payment.
  - info:
      name: UnitedHealthcare Real Claim Inquiry
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: https://api.uhcprovider.com/claims/v1/inquiry
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Retrieve the status and details of submitted claims including payment information, denial reasons, adjustment codes,
      and explanation of benefits data for a member or provider.
- info:
    name: Prior Authorization
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: UnitedHealthcare Real Prior Auth Check
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: https://api.uhcprovider.com/prior-auth/v1/check
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Check if a prior authorization or referral is required for a specific service and procedure, and determine the authorization
      status for a UnitedHealthcare member.
- info:
    name: Providers
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: UnitedHealthcare Provider Demographics
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.uhcprovider.com/providers/v1/demographics
      params:
      - name: npi
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: National Provider Identifier (NPI) for the provider
      - name: state
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: Two-letter state code to filter results
    docs: Retrieve demographic and credentialing information for healthcare providers in the UnitedHealthcare network, including
      contact details, specialties, network participation, and accepting new patients status.
bundled: true