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# POST /api/prior-auth/requests

> Create a PA request

Backend:

```text theme={"system"}

POST /api/prior-auth/requests

```

(AI Services equivalent: `POST /api/pa/requests`)

### Request body

```json theme={"system"}
{
  "patient_id": "pat_abc",
  "service_codes": ["90834"],
  "payer_id": "AETNA",
  "clinical_facts": { "from_chart": true },
  "evidence_base": ["pubmed", "internal_protocols"]
}

```

### Response

```json theme={"system"}
{ "pa_id": "pa_abc", "state": "PA_INITIATED" }

```