> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.rcintell.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete (or deactivate) a facility

> Delete a facility by CCN.

Default behaviour is a soft-delete: ``is_active`` is set to ``false`` so
historical encounters and audit rows still resolve. Pass ``hard=true`` to
permanently remove the row.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /docs/openapi.client.json delete /v1/facilities/{ccn}
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/facilities/{ccn}:
    delete:
      tags:
        - facilities
      summary: Delete (or deactivate) a facility
      description: >-
        Delete a facility by CCN.


        Default behaviour is a soft-delete: ``is_active`` is set to ``false`` so

        historical encounters and audit rows still resolve. Pass ``hard=true``
        to

        permanently remove the row.
      operationId: delete_facility_v1_facilities__ccn__delete
      parameters:
        - description: >-
            6-digit CMS Certification Number (facility CCN / Medicare provider
            number).
          in: path
          name: ccn
          required: true
          schema:
            title: Ccn
            type: string
        - description: >-
            If true, permanently delete the row (cascades to cached knowledge
            layers). Default is a soft-delete that flips is_active to false.
          in: query
          name: hard
          required: false
          schema:
            default: false
            description: >-
              If true, permanently delete the row (cascades to cached knowledge
              layers). Default is a soft-delete that flips is_active to false.
            title: Hard
            type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FacilityDeleteResponse'
          description: Deletion result
        '422':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
          description: Validation Error
      security:
        - APIKeyHeader: []
components:
  schemas:
    FacilityDeleteResponse:
      description: Result of a facility delete (soft or hard).
      properties:
        ccn:
          title: Ccn
          type: string
        deleted:
          default: true
          title: Deleted
          type: boolean
        hard:
          default: false
          title: Hard
          type: boolean
        is_active:
          default: false
          title: Is Active
          type: boolean
      required:
        - ccn
      title: FacilityDeleteResponse
      type: object
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          title: Detail
          type: array
      title: HTTPValidationError
      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

````