---
title: "POST /api/line_items"
method: POST
path: "/api/line_items"
tags: ["Billing"]
---

# POST /api/line_items

`POST /api/line_items`

Create billing line item for appointments

## Query parameters

- `posted_date` string
- `patient` integer
- `office` integer
- `doctor` integer
- `since` string
- `appointment` integer
- `service_date` string
- `use_fee_schedule_defaults` boolean

## Response `201`

Created

- BillingLineItem
  - `code` string, required
  - `ins3_paid` number — Amount paid by patinet's tertiary insurer
  - `updated_at` string
  - `posted_date` string — date of line_item creation
  - `billing_status` '' | 'Incomplete Information' | 'In Process Emdeon' | 'In Process iHCFA' | 'In Process Gateway' | 'In Process Jopari' | 'In Process Waystar' | 'In Process EPS' | 'Rejected Emdeon' | 'Rejected iHCFA' | 'Rejected Gateway' | 'Rejected Jopari' | 'Rejected Waystar' | 'Rejected EPS' | 'In Process Payer' | 'Payer Acknowledged' | 'Rejected Payer' | 'Paid in Full' | 'Partially Paid' | 'Coordination of Benefits' | 'ERA Received' | 'ERA Denied' — One of `""`, `"Incomplete Information"`, `"In Process Emdeon"`, `"In Process iHCFA"`, `"In Process Gateway"`, `"Rejected Emdeon"`, `"Rejected iHCFA"`, `"Rejected Gateway"`, `"In Process Payer"`, `"Payer Acknowledged"`, `"Rejected Payer"`, `"Paid in Full"`, `"Partially Paid"`, `"Coordination of Benefits"`, `"ERA Received"`, `"ERA Denied"`
  - `pt_paid` number — Amount paid by patient
  - `allowed` number — Amount allowed by insurance
  - `patient` string — Patient ID
  - `adjustment` number — Adjustment from total billed
  - `id` integer
  - `doctor` string — Doctor ID
  - `balance_pt` number — Patient balance
  - `units` string — Default to "UN"
  - `balance_ins` number — Insurance balance
  - `paid_total` string — Total amount paid
  - `diagnosis_pointers` string[], required — List of 4 diagnosis pointers
  - `appointment` integer, required — Appointment ID
  - `description` string
  - `balance_total` string — Total balance
  - `price` number — Price of procedure
  - `expected_reimbursement` number
  - `ins2_paid` number — Amount paid by patient's secondary insurer
  - `ins1_paid` number — Amount paid by patient's primary insurer
  - `insurance_status` string — This corresponds to the "Status/Adj Type" from billing detail screen
  - `billed` number — Total billed
  - `modifiers` string[] — List of 4 code modifiers
  - `denied_flag` boolean
  - `ins_total` string — Total amount paid by patient's insurers
  - `procedure_type` 'C' | 'H' | 'U' | 'S', required — One of `"CPT(C)"`, `"HCPCS(H)"`, `"Custom(U)"`, use 1 character identifier when using `POST`
  - `service_date` string — Date on which the service was rendered
  - `quantity` number

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Permission Denied
- `404` — Not Found
- `405` — Method Not Allowed
- `500` — Internal Server Error

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