Availity · Schema

Availity Eligibility Response

JSON Schema for an Availity healthcare eligibility and benefits response (equivalent to X12 271 transaction).

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Properties

Name Type Description
id string Availity transaction identifier
controlNumber string Transaction control number matching the request
requestedDate string
serviceDate string
subscriber object
payer object
coverages array
planInformation object
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

availity-eligibility-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/availity/refs/heads/main/json-schema/availity-eligibility-schema.json",
  "title": "Availity Eligibility Response",
  "description": "JSON Schema for an Availity healthcare eligibility and benefits response (equivalent to X12 271 transaction).",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["id", "subscriber", "payer"],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Availity transaction identifier"
    },
    "controlNumber": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Transaction control number matching the request",
      "maxLength": 9
    },
    "requestedDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "serviceDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date"
    },
    "subscriber": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/SubscriberInfo"
    },
    "payer": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/PayerInfo"
    },
    "coverages": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/Coverage"
      }
    },
    "planInformation": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/PlanInformation"
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "SubscriberInfo": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": ["memberId"],
      "properties": {
        "memberId": {"type": "string"},
        "firstName": {"type": "string"},
        "lastName": {"type": "string"},
        "dateOfBirth": {"type": "string", "format": "date"},
        "gender": {"type": "string", "enum": ["M", "F", "U"]},
        "groupNumber": {"type": "string"},
        "groupName": {"type": "string"}
      }
    },
    "PayerInfo": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": ["id", "name"],
      "properties": {
        "id": {"type": "string", "description": "Availity payer ID"},
        "name": {"type": "string"}
      }
    },
    "Coverage": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "serviceTypeCodes": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {"type": "string"},
          "description": "X12 service type codes (e.g., 30=Health Benefit Plan, 1=Medical)"
        },
        "serviceTypeNames": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {"type": "string"}
        },
        "coverageStatus": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["Active", "Inactive", "Cancelled"]
        },
        "effectiveDate": {"type": "string", "format": "date"},
        "expirationDate": {"type": "string", "format": "date"},
        "benefits": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {"$ref": "#/$defs/Benefit"}
        }
      }
    },
    "Benefit": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "code": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "X12 benefit info code (e.g., 1=Active Coverage, C=Deductible, G=Co-payment)"
        },
        "name": {"type": "string"},
        "coverageLevel": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["INDIVIDUAL", "FAMILY", "EMPLOYEE", "EMPLOYEE_AND_SPOUSE"]
        },
        "benefitAmount": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "value": {"type": "number", "minimum": 0},
            "currency": {"type": "string"}
          }
        },
        "benefitPercent": {
          "type": "number",
          "minimum": 0,
          "maximum": 100
        },
        "inPlanNetworkIndicator": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["Y", "N", "W"],
          "description": "Y=In-network, N=Out-of-network, W=Not applicable"
        },
        "timeQualifier": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Benefit period qualifier"
        }
      }
    },
    "PlanInformation": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "planName": {"type": "string"},
        "groupName": {"type": "string"},
        "groupNumber": {"type": "string"},
        "planBeginDate": {"type": "string", "format": "date"},
        "planEndDate": {"type": "string", "format": "date"}
      }
    }
  }
}

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