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# Create Insurance Company



## OpenAPI

````yaml post /api/2.0/insurance_companies/
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  contact:
    name: Elation Health
    url: https://www.elationhealth.com/
  description: Elation Health API v2.0
  title: Insurance API
  version: 2.0.0
servers:
  - description: Sandbox Server
    url: https://sandbox.elationemr.com
  - description: Production Server
    url: https://api.app.elationemr.com
security: []
paths:
  /api/2.0/insurance_companies/:
    post:
      tags:
        - Insurance Companies
      summary: Create Insurance Company
      operationId: insurance_companies_create
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/InsuranceCompany'
        required: true
      responses:
        '201':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InsuranceCompany'
          description: ''
      security:
        - oauth2: []
components:
  schemas:
    InsuranceCompany:
      properties:
        address:
          maxLength: 200
          type: string
        aliases:
          description: >-
            A string used to create alternate terms that will come up in search
            results (for example "BC" for Blue Cross).
          maxLength: 300
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        carrier:
          maxLength: 200
          type: string
        city:
          maxLength: 50
          type: string
        created_date:
          format: date-time
          readOnly: true
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        deleted_date:
          format: date-time
          readOnly: true
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        eligibility_payer_id:
          maxLength: 200
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        extension:
          maxLength: 6
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        external_vendor_id:
          description: The ID used by a vendor to represent the carrier in their system.
          maxLength: 200
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        id:
          readOnly: true
          type: integer
        insurance_type:
          description: An enumerator representing the type of insurance the carrier offers.
          oneOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/InsuranceTypeEnum'
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/NullEnum'
        is_credentialed:
          description: >-
            Whether or not the practice has credentials to submit claims to the
            carrier.
          type:
            - boolean
            - 'null'
        is_enrolled:
          type:
            - boolean
            - 'null'
        payer_id:
          description: The Payer ID of the insurance carrier.
          maxLength: 200
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        phone:
          maxLength: 20
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        practice:
          format: int64
          type: integer
        state:
          maxLength: 2
          type: string
        suite:
          maxLength: 40
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        zip:
          maxLength: 10
          type: string
      required:
        - carrier
        - practice
      type: object
    InsuranceTypeEnum:
      enum:
        - Capitated
        - Commercial
        - Managed Medicaid
        - Medicaid
        - Medicare
        - Medicare Advantage
        - Medicare Supplement
        - Self Pay
        - Workers Compensation/Third Party Liability
        - None
      type: string
    NullEnum:
      type: 'null'
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          scopes:
            act_as_user: >-
              Impersonate a provider via X-On-Behalf-Of (combinable with apiv2
              or system scopes)
            apiv2: Full access to the API
            system/{resource_name}.read: Read access to a specific resource
            system/{resource_name}.write: Write access to a specific resource
          tokenUrl: /api/2.0/oauth2/token/
      type: oauth2

````