VitalWare API

SherpaSearch

The following routes are available for this service:
GET POST	/sherpaLtd	Returns a comprehensive dataset with concept and code information
GET POST	/sherpaLtd/{search}	Returns a comprehensive dataset with concept and code information	Search string can be directly within the URL as part of the path

Parameters:
Name	Parameter	Data Type	Required	Description
codeSet	path	string	No	Code set to search; allows "ICD-10 CM", "ICD-10 PCS", or "ICD-9 CM"; defaults to "ICD-10 CM"
includeIndex	path	bool	No	True to include the ICD index when performing searches (expands results)
search	path,query	string	Yes	Primary search phrase
conceptIdList	path	int[]	No	Array of concept ID's to further limit the primary search phrase
dateOfService	path	date	No	Returns code specific information valid as of this date (defaults to the current date)
startRow	path	int	No	Controls the start row of the code results, typically used in pagination scenarios
endRow	path	int	No	Controls the maximum number of codes returned, defaults to 10
callerUid	path	string	No	Client controlled unique identifier, can be anything even embedded JSON, XML, CSV, or anything else. Typically used to tie async responses to some object at the caller.
includeUnspecifiedConcepts	path	string	No	Include the unspecified concepts

To override the Content-type in your clients, use the HTTP Accept Header, append the .xml suffix or ?format=xml

HTTP + XML

The following are sample HTTP requests and responses. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

POST /xml/reply/SherpaSearch HTTP/1.1 
Host: api.vitalware.com 
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: length

<SherpaSearch xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/ServiceStack">
  <callerUid>String</callerUid>
  <codeSet>String</codeSet>
  <conceptIdList xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
    <d2p1:int>0</d2p1:int>
  </conceptIdList>
  <dateOfService>0001-01-01T00:00:00</dateOfService>
  <endRow>0</endRow>
  <includeIndex>false</includeIndex>
  <includeUnspecifiedConcepts>false</includeUnspecifiedConcepts>
  <search>String</search>
  <startRow>0</startRow>
</SherpaSearch>

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: length

<SherpaSearchResponse xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/ServiceStack">
  <ResponseStatus xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.servicestack.net/types">
    <d2p1:ErrorCode>String</d2p1:ErrorCode>
    <d2p1:Message>String</d2p1:Message>
    <d2p1:StackTrace>String</d2p1:StackTrace>
    <d2p1:Errors>
      <d2p1:ResponseError>
        <d2p1:ErrorCode>String</d2p1:ErrorCode>
        <d2p1:FieldName>String</d2p1:FieldName>
        <d2p1:Message>String</d2p1:Message>
      </d2p1:ResponseError>
    </d2p1:Errors>
  </ResponseStatus>
  <request>
    <callerUid>String</callerUid>
    <codeSet>String</codeSet>
    <conceptIdList xmlns:d3p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
      <d3p1:int>0</d3p1:int>
    </conceptIdList>
    <dateOfService>0001-01-01T00:00:00</dateOfService>
    <endRow>0</endRow>
    <includeIndex>false</includeIndex>
    <includeUnspecifiedConcepts>false</includeUnspecifiedConcepts>
    <search>String</search>
    <startRow>0</startRow>
  </request>
  <result>
    <Messages>
      <SherpaMessage>
        <Message>String</Message>
      </SherpaMessage>
    </Messages>
    <Results>
      <Instructions>
        <InstructionType>
          <SherpaInstructionType>
            <Instruction>
              <SherpaInstruction>
                <codeRanges>String</codeRanges>
                <instruction>String</instruction>
              </SherpaInstruction>
            </Instruction>
            <type>String</type>
          </SherpaInstructionType>
        </InstructionType>
        <type>String</type>
      </Instructions>
      <SelectedConcepts>
        <ConceptType>
          <SherpaConceptType>
            <Concepts>
              <Concept>
                <SherpaConcept>
                  <count>0</count>
                  <desc>String</desc>
                  <hasInfo>false</hasInfo>
                  <id>0</id>
                </SherpaConcept>
              </Concept>
            </Concepts>
            <count>0</count>
            <type>String</type>
            <typeID>0</typeID>
          </SherpaConceptType>
        </ConceptType>
      </SelectedConcepts>
      <SelectedDiagnosisPageset>
        <Diagnosis>
          <SherpaDiagnosis>
            <code>String</code>
            <codeAlt>String</codeAlt>
            <desc>String</desc>
            <id>0</id>
          </SherpaDiagnosis>
        </Diagnosis>
      </SelectedDiagnosisPageset>
      <SelectedDiagnosisTotal>
        <count>0</count>
      </SelectedDiagnosisTotal>
      <infoNodes>
        <Info>
          <SherpaResultInfo>
            <description>String</description>
            <label>String</label>
            <title>String</title>
            <type>String</type>
            <typeID>0</typeID>
          </SherpaResultInfo>
        </Info>
      </infoNodes>
    </Results>
  </result>
</SherpaSearchResponse>