# AddInsuranceRequest

Model ID: `AddInsuranceRequest`

Request body for POST /patients/insurance. Fields map onto an `Insurance`
entry, which the service layer converts to a FHIR Coverage resource.

Type: `object`

## Fields

| Field | Type | Required | Format | Allowed values | Default | Nullable | Description |
|---|---|---:|---|---|---|---:|---|
| `member_id` | `string` | Yes |  |  |  | No | Subscriber's member/policy ID with the payer. |
| `payer_id` | `string|null` | No |  |  |  | Yes | NAIC or payer identifier. |
| `payer_name` | `string` | Yes |  |  |  | No | Display name of the insurance payer/carrier. |
| `priority` | [`InsurancePriority`](./InsurancePriority.md) | No |  |  |  | No | Coordination-of-benefits order. Defaults to `primary` when omitted. |
| `relationship` | [`SubscriberRelationship`](./SubscriberRelationship.md) | No |  |  |  | No | Patient's relationship to the subscriber. Defaults to `self` when omitted. |
| `state` | `string|null` | No |  |  |  | Yes | Optional two-letter state hint used when matching the insurance plan with a vendor. |

## Example

None declared in canonical OpenAPI.