---
title: "Updating a Medical Bill"
method: PATCH
path: "/medical_bills/{id}.json"
tags: ["Medical Bills"]
---

# Updating a Medical Bill

`PATCH /medical_bills/{id}.json`

Outlines the parameters and data fields used when updating a single Medical Bill

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `fields` string

## Headers

- `IF-MATCH` string
- `X-API-VERSION` string

## Request body

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `adjustment` number, double — Adjustment
    - `amount` number, double — Amount
    - `balance` number, double — Balance
    - `bill_date` string, date — Bill Date (Expects an ISO-8601 date).
    - `bill_received_date` string, date — Bill Received Date (Expects an ISO-8601 date).
    - `mark_balance_type_as` 'lien' | 'outstanding_balance' | 'neither' — Mark balance as lien, outstanding balance, or neither
    - `name` string — Name
    - `payers` object[]
      - `amount` number, double — Lien amount.
      - `holder_id` integer — Lien holder ID
      - `mark_as_lien` boolean — Mark record as Lien.

## Response `200`

Ok

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `412` — Precondition Failed
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity
- `429` — Too Many Requests

---

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