Terms
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Accession ID | Scan’s order reference_id. Radiology systems often reconcile on this. Exposed on procedure reads as accession_id and on the supply-side status API |
| Ambra | The imaging archive Scan pulls DICOM studies from |
| Assignment of benefits (AOB) | A document assigning insurance benefits to a provider; returned in documents[].aob when available |
| Body part | Anatomic target of the procedure. Display string, not SNOMED |
| Contrast | with_contrast, without_contrast, or without_and_with_contrast |
| Courier | Scan’s referring-provider portal. POST /api/v2/auth/sso mints a one-time URL |
| CPT | Procedure code. Reads include system http://www.ama-assn.org/go/cpt |
| ICD-10 | Diagnosis code. Reads include system http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/icd-10-cm |
| Laterality | left, right, or not_present on write. Same enum on read — not N/A |
| Letter of protection (LOP) | PI funding document; not a Partner API resource |
| Line of business | Encounter type returned by the API: personal_injury, workers_comp, health_plan, or read-only patient_direct |
| Modality | MRI, CT, X-ray, and so on |
| Order | One procedure on a visit (CPT + body part + contrast) |
| Order form | Physician order PDF, sent as a base64 data URL |
| Referral | An Appointment in Scan. The case you create and track |
| RP | Referring provider |
| Visit | One scheduled exam on a referral. Owns visits[].status |
Field and status values
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
co_signed | Visit status. Waiting for a required countersigned letter of protection |
qc_report_ready | Visit status. Report has passed QC. This is the FHIR DiagnosticReport final mapping |
state_brand_abbreviation | Create field. Which Scan-branded operation fulfills the case (for example MA). Required on create; pick the brand that covers the patient state |