Billing & Insurance

Update insurance claims

Sets the clearinghouse claim number on a claim. TeamCare stores it as clearinghouse_claim_id; PMS syncs never overwrite it.

Set this before posting a claim payment: POST /locations/{location_id}/claim_payments finds each claim by matching the Stedi clearingHouseClaimNumber to this value.

Only clearinghouse_claim_id can be changed. Send null or an empty string to clear it.

Requires an API key with RCM enabled. Keys without it receive 401 with {"errors": "RCM is not enabled for this API key"}; contact TeamCare support to enable it.

PATCH

locations

{location_id}

insurance_claims

{insurance_claim_id}

Update insurance claims

curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://app.teamcaredental.com/api/v1/vendors/locations/{location_id}/insurance_claims/{insurance_claim_id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "insurance_claim": {
    "clearinghouse_claim_id": "CH-0098431"
  }
}
'

import requests

url = "https://app.teamcaredental.com/api/v1/vendors/locations/{location_id}/insurance_claims/{insurance_claim_id}"

payload = { "insurance_claim": { "clearinghouse_claim_id": "CH-0098431" } }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({insurance_claim: {clearinghouse_claim_id: 'CH-0098431'}})
};

fetch('https://app.teamcaredental.com/api/v1/vendors/locations/{location_id}/insurance_claims/{insurance_claim_id}', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://app.teamcaredental.com/api/v1/vendors/locations/{location_id}/insurance_claims/{insurance_claim_id}",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PATCH",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'insurance_claim' => [
        'clearinghouse_claim_id' => 'CH-0098431'
    ]
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://app.teamcaredental.com/api/v1/vendors/locations/{location_id}/insurance_claims/{insurance_claim_id}"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"insurance_claim\": {\n    \"clearinghouse_claim_id\": \"CH-0098431\"\n  }\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://app.teamcaredental.com/api/v1/vendors/locations/{location_id}/insurance_claims/{insurance_claim_id}")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"insurance_claim\": {\n    \"clearinghouse_claim_id\": \"CH-0098431\"\n  }\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://app.teamcaredental.com/api/v1/vendors/locations/{location_id}/insurance_claims/{insurance_claim_id}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"insurance_claim\": {\n    \"clearinghouse_claim_id\": \"CH-0098431\"\n  }\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "data": {
    "id": "91422",
    "type": "insurance_claim",
    "attributes": {
      "deleted": false,
      "patient_id": 48219,
      "provider_id": 312,
      "insurance_carrier_id": 1044,
      "insurance_carrier_name": "Delta Dental",
      "claim_type": "claim",
      "insurance_type": "primary",
      "status": "received",
      "claim_date": "2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z",
      "total_amount": 1240,
      "sent_at": "2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z",
      "estimated_insurance_payment": 812,
      "received_at": "2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z",
      "actual_insurance_payment": 790.5,
      "service_date": "2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z",
      "claim_identifier": "48219/91422",
      "clearinghouse_claim_id": "CH-0098431",
      "updated_at": "2026-08-29T10:12:44.000Z"
    }
  }
}

Authorizations

Authorization

string

header

required

JWT returned by POST /auth/token. Valid for six hours.

Path Parameters

location_id

string

required

The ID of the location for which the claim is updated.

Example:

"58"

insurance_claim_id

string

required

The TeamCare ID of the insurance claim, from GET /locations/{location_id}/insurance_claims.

Example:

"91422"

Body

application/json

insurance_claim

object

required

Show child attributes

Response

The updated claim.

data

object

Show child attributes

Update insurance claims

curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://app.teamcaredental.com/api/v1/vendors/locations/{location_id}/insurance_claims/{insurance_claim_id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "insurance_claim": {
    "clearinghouse_claim_id": "CH-0098431"
  }
}
'

import requests

url = "https://app.teamcaredental.com/api/v1/vendors/locations/{location_id}/insurance_claims/{insurance_claim_id}"

payload = { "insurance_claim": { "clearinghouse_claim_id": "CH-0098431" } }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({insurance_claim: {clearinghouse_claim_id: 'CH-0098431'}})
};

fetch('https://app.teamcaredental.com/api/v1/vendors/locations/{location_id}/insurance_claims/{insurance_claim_id}', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://app.teamcaredental.com/api/v1/vendors/locations/{location_id}/insurance_claims/{insurance_claim_id}",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PATCH",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'insurance_claim' => [
        'clearinghouse_claim_id' => 'CH-0098431'
    ]
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://app.teamcaredental.com/api/v1/vendors/locations/{location_id}/insurance_claims/{insurance_claim_id}"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"insurance_claim\": {\n    \"clearinghouse_claim_id\": \"CH-0098431\"\n  }\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://app.teamcaredental.com/api/v1/vendors/locations/{location_id}/insurance_claims/{insurance_claim_id}")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"insurance_claim\": {\n    \"clearinghouse_claim_id\": \"CH-0098431\"\n  }\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://app.teamcaredental.com/api/v1/vendors/locations/{location_id}/insurance_claims/{insurance_claim_id}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"insurance_claim\": {\n    \"clearinghouse_claim_id\": \"CH-0098431\"\n  }\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "data": {
    "id": "91422",
    "type": "insurance_claim",
    "attributes": {
      "deleted": false,
      "patient_id": 48219,
      "provider_id": 312,
      "insurance_carrier_id": 1044,
      "insurance_carrier_name": "Delta Dental",
      "claim_type": "claim",
      "insurance_type": "primary",
      "status": "received",
      "claim_date": "2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z",
      "total_amount": 1240,
      "sent_at": "2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z",
      "estimated_insurance_payment": 812,
      "received_at": "2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z",
      "actual_insurance_payment": 790.5,
      "service_date": "2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z",
      "claim_identifier": "48219/91422",
      "clearinghouse_claim_id": "CH-0098431",
      "updated_at": "2026-08-29T10:12:44.000Z"
    }
  }
}

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Foundations

Update insurance claims

Authorizations

Path Parameters

Body

Response