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# Pre-submission claim validation

> Validate a finalized claim before submission: NCCI conflicts,
timely filing deadline, payment estimates, and go/no-go verdict.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /docs/openapi.client.json post /v1/encounter/claim-check
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  description: >-
    Client API for RCIntel. Admin ingest, catalog sync, and internal audit
    routes are omitted. See Guides → Which API to use.
  summary: Multi-tenant knowledge API for healthcare revenue cycle management.
  title: Healthcare Knowledge Layer
  version: 0.1.0
servers: []
security: []
tags:
  - description: >-
      Geographic payer policy lookup (national NCD vs MAC LCD vs state). Query
      payer, code, state, plan_type. Each row includes geo_scope and
      document_version.
    name: policies
  - description: >-
      Payer network directory — search payers, check prior auth requirements,
      view filing rules, denial patterns, and appeal levels.
    name: payers
  - description: >-
      Resolve healthcare billing knowledge across the L1-L6 layer stack.
      Includes payment calculation, billing guidance, and per-layer queries.
    name: knowledge
  - description: >-
      CMS Fee Schedule lookups — OPPS (Addendum B / APC), DMEPOS (state-level
      pricing), and Clinical Lab Fee Schedule (CLFS).
    name: fee-schedules
  - description: >-
      NCCI (National Correct Coding Initiative) — dedicated MUE limits, PTP
      bundling edits, add-on code edits, and code pair validation.
    name: ncci
  - description: >-
      Service code intelligence — CPT/HCPCS lookup, RVU data, NCCI edits,
      payment calculation, implant/GUDID search, and service group
      classification.
    name: codes
  - description: >-
      Submit asynchronous AI agent jobs for code research, medical necessity,
      and denial resolution. Poll for results and retrieve reasoning traces.
    name: agents
  - description: >-
      Register and manage healthcare facilities by CCN (Medicare Provider
      Number). Each facility is the root entity for knowledge resolution.
    name: facilities
  - description: >-
      NPI Registry — live search against CMS NPPES API for provider and
      organization National Provider Identifiers.
    name: npi
  - description: >-
      OpenFDA drug product lookup by NDC. Includes product-level fields with
      normalized ingredient and package detail.
    name: drugs
  - description: Health checks, service metadata, and Prometheus metrics.
    name: system
paths:
  /v1/encounter/claim-check:
    post:
      tags:
        - encounter
      summary: Pre-submission claim validation
      description: |-
        Validate a finalized claim before submission: NCCI conflicts,
        timely filing deadline, payment estimates, and go/no-go verdict.
      operationId: check_claim_v1_encounter_claim_check_post
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClaimCheckRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClaimCheckResponse'
          description: Successful Response
        '422':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
          description: Validation Error
      security:
        - APIKeyHeader: []
components:
  schemas:
    ClaimCheckRequest:
      description: Pre-submission claim validation — lighter than encounter check.
      properties:
        claim_type:
          default: professional
          description: 'Claim type: professional, institutional, dental'
          title: Claim Type
          type: string
        cpt_codes:
          description: Finalized CPT/HCPCS codes on the claim
          items:
            type: string
          maxItems: 25
          minItems: 1
          title: Cpt Codes
          type: array
        date_of_service:
          description: Date of service (YYYY-MM-DD)
          title: Date Of Service
          type: string
        locality:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: GPCI locality code
          title: Locality
        payer_slug:
          description: Payer slug
          title: Payer Slug
          type: string
        plan_type:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Plan type for filing rule overrides
          title: Plan Type
        state:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: State code for filing rule overrides
          title: State
      required:
        - payer_slug
        - cpt_codes
        - date_of_service
      title: ClaimCheckRequest
      type: object
    ClaimCheckResponse:
      description: Pre-submission claim validation result.
      properties:
        codes:
          items:
            type: string
          title: Codes
          type: array
        date_of_service:
          title: Date Of Service
          type: string
        filing_status:
          anyOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClaimFilingStatus'
            - type: 'null'
        ncci_clean:
          default: true
          title: Ncci Clean
          type: boolean
        ncci_conflicts:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NCCIBatchConflict'
          title: Ncci Conflicts
          type: array
        payer_name:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Payer Name
        payer_slug:
          title: Payer Slug
          type: string
        payment_estimates:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/EncounterPaymentEstimate'
          title: Payment Estimates
          type: array
        submit_ready:
          description: True when no blockers found (NCCI clean + filing valid)
          title: Submit Ready
          type: boolean
        total_estimated_payment:
          default: 0
          title: Total Estimated Payment
          type: number
        warnings:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/EncounterWarning'
          title: Warnings
          type: array
      required:
        - payer_slug
        - codes
        - date_of_service
        - submit_ready
      title: ClaimCheckResponse
      type: object
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          title: Detail
          type: array
      title: HTTPValidationError
      type: object
    ClaimFilingStatus:
      description: Timely filing status for the claim.
      properties:
        claim_type:
          title: Claim Type
          type: string
        days_remaining:
          title: Days Remaining
          type: integer
        deadline_date:
          title: Deadline Date
          type: string
        effective_days:
          title: Effective Days
          type: integer
        is_expired:
          title: Is Expired
          type: boolean
        override_applied:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Override Applied
        standard_days:
          title: Standard Days
          type: integer
      required:
        - claim_type
        - standard_days
        - effective_days
        - deadline_date
        - days_remaining
        - is_expired
      title: ClaimFilingStatus
      type: object
    NCCIBatchConflict:
      description: A single PTP conflict found within the batch.
      properties:
        claim_type:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Claim Type
        code1:
          title: Code1
          type: string
        code2:
          title: Code2
          type: string
        col1_proc_cd:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Col1 Proc Cd
        col2_proc_cd:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Col2 Proc Cd
        effective_date:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Effective Date
        is_bundled:
          default: true
          title: Is Bundled
          type: boolean
        modifier_allowed:
          anyOf:
            - type: boolean
            - type: 'null'
          title: Modifier Allowed
        modifier_indicator:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Modifier Indicator
        ptp_rationale:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Ptp Rationale
      required:
        - code1
        - code2
      title: NCCIBatchConflict
      type: object
    EncounterPaymentEstimate:
      description: Payment estimate for a single code.
      properties:
        code:
          title: Code
          type: string
        conversion_factor:
          title: Conversion Factor
          type: number
        estimated_payment:
          title: Estimated Payment
          type: number
        facility_rate:
          default: true
          title: Facility Rate
          type: boolean
        locality:
          default: '0000'
          title: Locality
          type: string
        mp_rvu_adjusted:
          title: Mp Rvu Adjusted
          type: number
        pe_rvu_adjusted:
          title: Pe Rvu Adjusted
          type: number
        work_rvu_adjusted:
          title: Work Rvu Adjusted
          type: number
      required:
        - code
        - estimated_payment
        - work_rvu_adjusted
        - pe_rvu_adjusted
        - mp_rvu_adjusted
        - conversion_factor
      title: EncounterPaymentEstimate
      type: object
    EncounterWarning:
      description: A warning or advisory generated during encounter analysis.
      properties:
        code:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Code
        message:
          title: Message
          type: string
        severity:
          description: info, warning, or critical
          title: Severity
          type: string
      required:
        - severity
        - message
      title: EncounterWarning
      type: object
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        ctx:
          title: Context
          type: object
        input:
          title: Input
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
              - type: string
              - type: integer
          title: Location
          type: array
        msg:
          title: Message
          type: string
        type:
          title: Error Type
          type: string
      required:
        - loc
        - msg
        - type
      title: ValidationError
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    APIKeyHeader:
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      type: apiKey

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