With real-time transparency into a patient’s eligibility data and coding validation, providers can improve the patient experience and reduce avoidable claim denials.
Access data across multiple payers through a single integration, relieving administrative burden and improving claim processing workflows.
More accurate claim submission reduces administrative costs and expedites reimbursement.
Others say real time. We mean it. Discover how Optum Real APIs allow payers and providers to communicate faster than ever. With real-time data integration, provider service companies can help streamline workflows, reduce denials and deliver better patient experiences.
Optum® Real is changing the revenue cycle as we know it. Through real-time, automated exchange of enriched eligibility, claims and payment data, your providers can get the information they need before care is delivered — not days later.
A: You can request access to the AI Marketplace sandbox environment to test sample API responses by visiting this page, scrolling down to Developer Resources and clicking “Request sandbox.” After you submit the form, you'll receive credentials that allow you to integrate your software with the sandbox environment. You can use these credentials to test the APIs in our interactive environment Try It page or use an application like Postman. Please note: The pre-subscription sandbox will only return responses based on preloaded data until your Real API subscription status is “subscribed.”
A: Yes, you can subscribe to one or more Real APIs. The subscriptions will align to the same set of API credentials whether they are ordered at the same time or not.
A: Please use your organization’s company name listed in box 1 on its active W-9 form filed with the IRS, and make sure it is an exact match. Mismatched company names – including capitalization inconsistencies, spaces, special characters or abbreviations – may lead to order processing issues. The same company name will appear auto-populated in the billing information section when subscribing. If you require any changes to your company name, please reach out to MarketplaceSupport@optum.com.
A: The Real APIs are currently live with UnitedHealthcare. Additional payers may be added in the future. For a listing of payer ID coverage, for each API, please refer to the Optum Real overview page in the developer portal.
A: Yes. Once the API subscription is implemented, the software vendor's account administrator will be contacted for their provider clients' billing TINs so they can be associated with the active account subscription.
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