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There any chance we can get the MedType for Medical/Dental added to the Claim POST and PUT?

Example:
Where from the dbase Claims table for MedType
Dental: 0
Medical: 1
Institutional: 2

laborspy wrote: Thu Jul 10, 2025 11:28 am There any chance we can get the MedType for Medical/Dental added to the Claim POST and PUT?

Example:

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POST -- https://api.opendental.com/api/v1/claims

{
"PatNum": 123456,
"procNums": [123456789],
"ClaimType": "P",
"MedType": 1
}

Where from the dbase Claims table for MedType
Dental: 0
Medical: 1
Institutional: 2

Hello laborspy.

The MedType field relates to the e-claim format to use for an e-claim. Typically, the default value of this field is based on the claim's ClaimType. Are you wanting the API to add support for Medical claims, or do you have a use case for updating the MedType field?

Thanks!

Yes, would like it to be able to support the modification or really the insertion of medical claims. I'm able to do 99% of everything with this specific API, but am unable to toggle dental/medical.

laborspy wrote: Tue Jul 15, 2025 6:33 am Yes, would like it to be able to support the modification or really the insertion of medical claims. I'm able to do 99% of everything with this specific API, but am unable to toggle dental/medical.

Good morning laborspy,

Researching this has been added to the API development list. We will reply to this thread when complete.

Thanks!

Hello laborspy,

The ability to update MedType has been implemented and is available starting in version 25.3.41. MedType is returned for all /claims endpoints, and will be defaulted based on the insurance plan in /claims POST. Additionally, medical claims can be created by specifying claim type of "Other" paired with a medical insurance plan. For more information, please see API Claims.

Thanks!