--- title: "Changes to Create institutional or professional encounter" method: POST path: "/api/encounters/v4/universal" --- # Changes to Create institutional or professional encounter `POST /api/encounters/v4/universal` > Every recorded change to this operation, newest first. ## Timeline Changed in 10 of 15 revisions. - **2026-10-29** `d8b0a61873e2`: 2 info - **2026-10-15** `97de8fddb088`: 1 warning, 1 info - **2026-10-02** `7fd881bab7b6`: 2 warning, 3 info - **2026-09-24** `4074901c170f`: 2 info - **2026-09-22** `5f44e6b56da6`: 2 info - **2026-09-17** `24b2d80d577a`: 95 breaking, 1 warning, 300 info - **2026-09-12** `3a81ee81d4ed`: 1 info - **2026-09-01** `1ae110d4149b`: 7 info - **2026-08-26** `293f25b8a5c7`: 3 info - **2026-08-22** `7cc5974e4128`: 1 info ## Changes - **2026-10-29** `d8b0a61873e2`: 2 info - added the new optional request property `service_lines/items/rendering_provider` - added the optional property `claims/items/service_lines/items/rendering_provider` to the response with the `200` status - **2026-10-15** `97de8fddb088`: 1 warning, 1 info - added the new `RT` enum value to the `treating_provider/license_type` response property for the response status `200` - added the new `RT` enum value to the request property `treating_provider/license_type` - **2026-10-02** `7fd881bab7b6`: 2 warning, 3 info - added the new `WC` enum value to the `claims/items/service_lines/items/modifiers/items/` response property for the response status `200` - added the new `WH` enum value to the `claims/items/service_lines/items/modifiers/items/` response property for the response status `200` - request property `referring_provider/qualifier` deprecated - added the new `WC` enum value to the request property `service_lines/items/modifiers/items/` - added the new `WH` enum value to the request property `service_lines/items/modifiers/items/` - **2026-09-24** `4074901c170f`: 2 info - added the new optional request property `initial_treatment_date` - added the optional property `initial_treatment_date` to the response with the `200` status - **2026-09-22** `5f44e6b56da6`: 2 info - added the new optional request property `referring_provider/qualifier` - added the optional property `claims/items/service_lines/items/custom_procedure_code` to the response with the `200` status - **2026-09-17** `24b2d80d577a`: 95 breaking, 1 warning, 300 info - added the new required request property `attending_provider/npi` - added the new required request property `billing_notes/items/text` - added the new required request property `billing_provider/address` - added the new required request property `billing_provider/npi` - added the new required request property `billing_provider/tax_id` - added the new required request property `claim_supplemental_information/items/attachment_report_type_code` - added the new required request property `claim_supplemental_information/items/attachment_transmission_code` - added the new required request property `clinical_notes/items/category` - added the new required request property `clinical_notes/items/notes` - added the new required request property `epsdt_referral/condition_indicator1` - added the new required request property `existing_medications/items/name` - added the new required request property `external_claim_submission/claim_created_at` - added the new required request property `external_claim_submission/patient_control_number` - added the new required request property `external_claim_submission/submission_records` - added the new required request property `guarantor/address` - added the new required request property `guarantor/external_id` - added the new required request property `guarantor/first_name` - added the new required request property `guarantor/last_name` - added the new required request property `initial_referring_provider/npi` - added the new required request property `interventions/items/category` - added the new required request property `interventions/items/name` - added the new required request property `operating_provider/npi` - added the new required request property `other_operating_provider/npi` - added the new required request property `patient_histories/items/category` - added the new required request property `patient_histories/items/questions` - added the new required request property `property_casualty_patient_identifier/property_casualty_patient_identifier` - added the new required request property `property_casualty_patient_identifier/property_casualty_patient_identifier_qualifier` - added the new required request property `referring_provider/npi` - added the new required request property `related_causes_information/related_causes_code_1` - added the new required request property `rendering_provider/npi` - added the new required request property `schema_instances/items/content` - added the new required request property `schema_instances/items/schema_id` - added the new required request property `service_lines/items/quantity` - added the new required request property `service_lines/items/units` - added the new required request property `subscriber_primary/insurance_card/member_id` - added the new required request property `subscriber_primary/insurance_card/payer_id` - added the new required request property `subscriber_primary/insurance_card/payer_name` - added the new required request property `subscriber_secondary/insurance_card/member_id` - added the new required request property `subscriber_secondary/insurance_card/payer_id` - added the new required request property `subscriber_secondary/insurance_card/payer_name` - …356 more - **2026-09-12** `3a81ee81d4ed`: 1 info - api operation id `create-universal` removed and replaced with `v4_create-universal` - **2026-09-01** `1ae110d4149b`: 7 info - added the new `FC` enum value to the request property `accident_state_or_province_code` - added the new `FC` enum value to the request property `patient/address/state` - added the new `FC` enum value to the request property `pay_to_address/state` - added the new `FC` enum value to the request property `service_facility/address/state` - added the new `FC` enum value to the request property `subscriber_primary/address/state` - added the new `FC` enum value to the request property `subscriber_secondary/address/state` - added the new `FC` enum value to the request property `subscriber_tertiary/address/state` - **2026-08-26** `293f25b8a5c7`: 3 info - added the new optional request property `outside_lab` - added the new optional request property `outside_lab_charges_amount_cents` - added the new optional request property `purchased_service_provider_npi` - **2026-08-22** `7cc5974e4128`: 1 info - request property `patient/non_insurance_payers` deprecated --- [Operation](https://skmtc.dev/joincandidhealth/apis/api-reference/docs/api/encounters/v4/universal/post.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/joincandidhealth/apis/api-reference.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/joincandidhealth/apis/api-reference/changes/api/encounters/v4/universal/post)