Observation

The Observation API enables Humana members to exchange their laboratory results, vital sign readings, and social history such as smoking status with third party applications. This API conforms to the R4 FHIR standard and the US Core STU3 Implementation Guide.


URL


Headers

ACCEPT application/json
AUTHORIZATION Bearer {ACCESS_TOKEN}

Sample Request

curl -X GET \
https://sandbox-fhir.humana.com/api/Observation \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {your access token}' \
curl -X GET \
https://fhir.humana.com/api/Observation \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {your access token}' \

Sample Response


{
    "resourceType": "Bundle",
    "type": "searchset",
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T16:22:16.494+00:00",
    "meta": {
        "lastUpdated": "2025-01-15T16:22:16.494+00:00",
        "versionId": "c8cd920d-9cd1-4378-be29-0ba12dbc6b94"
    },
    "entry": [
        {
            "fullUrl": "https://sandbox-fhir.humana.com/Observation/f933e09f8d4f2acad89e875bab7b0ee9ddff6592b48dd171e283afeb50b083ff",
            "search": {
                "mode": "match"
            },
            "resource": {
                "resourceType": "Observation",
                "id": "f933e09f8d4f2acad89e875bab7b0ee9ddff6592b48dd171e283afeb50b083ff",
                "meta": {
                    "profile": [
                        "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-observation-lab"
                    ],
                    "versionId": "aa6f2b34-a9c6-49ab-a5fb-6f3a82b2c200",
                    "lastUpdated": "2025-01-15T02:40:28.522+00:00"
                },
                "status": "final",
                "category": [
                    {
                        "coding": [
                            {
                                "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
                                "code": "laboratory",
                                "display": "Laboratory"
                            }
                        ],
                        "text": "Laboratory"
                    }
                ],
                "code": {
                    "coding": [
                        {
                            "system": "http://loinc.org",
                            "code": "789-8",
                            "display": "Erythrocytes [#/volume] in Blood by Automated count"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "subject": {
                    "reference": "Patient/5a357166754b59777137634248494434654c336d68773d3d"
                },
                "effectiveDateTime": "2024-03-04",
                "performer": [
                    {
                        "display": "LABCORP"
                    }
                ],
                "valueQuantity": {
                    "value": 4.78,
                    "unit": "10*6/uL",
                    "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org"
                },
                "referenceRange": [
                    {
                        "low": {
                            "value": 3.77,
                            "unit": "10*6/uL",
                            "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
                            "code": "10*6/uL"
                        },
                        "high": {
                            "value": 5.28,
                            "unit": "10*6/uL",
                            "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
                            "code": "10*6/uL"
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "fullUrl": "https://sandbox-fhir.humana.com/Observation/4b41cdb1bbe2c7fb1fdd474f7abb4ef75a80f7c11af65465bc079c3fe70ea989",
            "search": {
                "mode": "match"
            },
            "resource": {
                "resourceType": "Observation",
                "id": "4b41cdb1bbe2c7fb1fdd474f7abb4ef75a80f7c11af65465bc079c3fe70ea989",
                "meta": {
                    "profile": [
                        "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-observation-lab"
                    ],
                    "versionId": "d280da1f-6c18-4dd9-9e42-ed8f0b3010ac",
                    "lastUpdated": "2025-01-15T02:40:28.554+00:00"
                },
                "status": "final",
                "category": [
                    {
                        "coding": [
                            {
                                "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
                                "code": "laboratory",
                                "display": "Laboratory"
                            }
                        ],
                        "text": "Laboratory"
                    }
                ],
                "code": {
                    "coding": [
                        {
                            "system": "http://loinc.org",
                            "code": "718-7",
                            "display": "Hemoglobin [Mass/volume] in Blood"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "subject": {
                    "reference": "Patient/5a357166754b59777137634248494434654c336d68773d3d"
                },
                "effectiveDateTime": "2024-03-04",
                "performer": [
                    {
                        "display": "LABCORP"
                    }
                ],
                "valueQuantity": {
                    "value": 14,
                    "unit": "g/dL",
                    "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org"
                },
                "referenceRange": [
                    {
                        "low": {
                            "value": 11.1,
                            "unit": "g/dL",
                            "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
                            "code": "g/dL"
                        },
                        "high": {
                            "value": 15.9,
                            "unit": "g/dL",
                            "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
                            "code": "g/dL"
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "fullUrl": "https://sandbox-fhir.humana.com/Observation/29a41b09d42775638b89ed18d2e3ca5389de32571b4fbf752dc2a433b93eea1e",
            "search": {
                "mode": "match"
            },
            "resource": {
                "resourceType": "Observation",
                "id": "29a41b09d42775638b89ed18d2e3ca5389de32571b4fbf752dc2a433b93eea1e",
                "meta": {
                    "profile": [
                        "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-observation-lab"
                    ],
                    "versionId": "7349316a-621c-43e5-aaa8-1a2490cde9fe",
                    "lastUpdated": "2025-01-15T02:40:28.596+00:00"
                },
                "status": "final",
                "category": [
                    {
                        "coding": [
                            {
                                "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
                                "code": "laboratory",
                                "display": "Laboratory"
                            }
                        ],
                        "text": "Laboratory"
                    }
                ],
                "code": {
                    "coding": [
                        {
                            "system": "http://loinc.org",
                            "code": "2028-9",
                            "display": "Carbon dioxide  total [Moles/volume] in Serum or Plasma"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "subject": {
                    "reference": "Patient/5a357166754b59777137634248494434654c336d68773d3d"
                },
                "effectiveDateTime": "2024-03-04",
                "performer": [
                    {
                        "display": "LABCORP"
                    }
                ],
                "valueQuantity": {
                    "value": 25,
                    "unit": "mmol/L",
                    "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org"
                },
                "referenceRange": [
                    {
                        "low": {
                            "value": 20,
                            "unit": "mmol/L",
                            "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
                            "code": "mmol/L"
                        },
                        "high": {
                            "value": 29,
                            "unit": "mmol/L",
                            "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
                            "code": "mmol/L"
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "fullUrl": "https://sandbox-fhir.humana.com/Observation/c9100cc027d1853ea093863461ab92c4d6ff75a31cb28c4b7088e987623f1ef4",
            "search": {
                "mode": "match"
            },
            "resource": {
                "resourceType": "Observation",
                "id": "c9100cc027d1853ea093863461ab92c4d6ff75a31cb28c4b7088e987623f1ef4",
                "meta": {
                    "profile": [
                        "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-observation-lab"
                    ],
                    "versionId": "82d46e7e-67be-4477-addb-c80a1d67c340",
                    "lastUpdated": "2025-01-15T02:40:28.627+00:00"
                },
                "status": "final",
                "category": [
                    {
                        "coding": [
                            {
                                "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
                                "code": "laboratory",
                                "display": "Laboratory"
                            }
                        ],
                        "text": "Laboratory"
                    }
                ],
                "code": {
                    "coding": [
                        {
                            "system": "http://loinc.org",
                            "code": "5811-5",
                            "display": "Specific gravity of Urine by Test strip"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "subject": {
                    "reference": "Patient/5a357166754b59777137634248494434654c336d68773d3d"
                },
                "effectiveDateTime": "2024-03-04",
                "performer": [
                    {
                        "display": "LABCORP"
                    }
                ],
                "valueQuantity": {
                    "value": 1.021,
                    "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org"
                },
                "referenceRange": [
                    {
                        "low": {
                            "value": 1.005,
                            "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org"
                        },
                        "high": {
                            "value": 1.03,
                            "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org"
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "fullUrl": "https://sandbox-fhir.humana.com/Observation/901c1408349ae3a87353d73413ef5ce1ec321512f536b564b1baf7e284f45864",
            "search": {
                "mode": "match"
            },
            "resource": {
                "resourceType": "Observation",
                "id": "901c1408349ae3a87353d73413ef5ce1ec321512f536b564b1baf7e284f45864",
                "meta": {
                    "profile": [
                        "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-observation-lab"
                    ],
                    "versionId": "feb58a98-730c-43c0-aaae-146fd3a1a730",
                    "lastUpdated": "2025-01-15T02:40:28.686+00:00"
                },
                "status": "final",
                "category": [
                    {
                        "coding": [
                            {
                                "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
                                "code": "laboratory",
                                "display": "Laboratory"
                            }
                        ],
                        "text": "Laboratory"
                    }
                ],
                "code": {
                    "coding": [
                        {
                            "system": "http://loinc.org",
                            "code": "4544-3",
                            "display": "Hematocrit [Volume Fraction] of Blood by Automated count"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "subject": {
                    "reference": "Patient/5a357166754b59777137634248494434654c336d68773d3d"
                },
                "effectiveDateTime": "2024-03-04",
                "performer": [
                    {
                        "display": "LABCORP"
                    }
                ],
                "valueQuantity": {
                    "value": 42.3,
                    "unit": "%",
                    "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org"
                },
                "referenceRange": [
                    {
                        "low": {
                            "value": 34,
                            "unit": "%",
                            "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
                            "code": "%"
                        },
                        "high": {
                            "value": 46.6,
                            "unit": "%",
                            "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
                            "code": "%"
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "fullUrl": "https://sandbox-fhir.humana.com/Observation/d5a8ef5104a649e08a995eaf70795ac135a44cfef5bd2ade65a2898010396a53",
            "search": {
                "mode": "match"
            },
            "resource": {
                "resourceType": "Observation",
                "id": "d5a8ef5104a649e08a995eaf70795ac135a44cfef5bd2ade65a2898010396a53",
                "meta": {
                    "profile": [
                        "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-observation-lab"
                    ],
                    "versionId": "6a1f9fcf-1657-4fa8-9802-09d68cf876f4",
                    "lastUpdated": "2025-01-15T02:40:28.727+00:00"
                },
                "status": "final",
                "category": [
                    {
                        "coding": [
                            {
                                "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
                                "code": "laboratory",
                                "display": "Laboratory"
                            }
                        ],
                        "text": "Laboratory"
                    }
                ],
                "code": {
                    "coding": [
                        {
                            "system": "http://loinc.org",
                            "code": "20454-5",
                            "display": "Protein [Presence] in Urine by Test strip"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "subject": {
                    "reference": "Patient/5a357166754b59777137634248494434654c336d68773d3d"
                },
                "effectiveDateTime": "2024-03-04",
                "performer": [
                    {
                        "display": "LABCORP"
                    }
                ],
                "valueString": "N"
            }
        },
        {
            "fullUrl": "https://sandbox-fhir.humana.com/Observation/9ae2038ec0b346959697e09948ea024ce4b6246b53d12bb0b2994e6125b6715a",
            "search": {
                "mode": "match"
            },
            "resource": {
                "resourceType": "Observation",
                "id": "9ae2038ec0b346959697e09948ea024ce4b6246b53d12bb0b2994e6125b6715a",
                "meta": {
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                    ],
                    "versionId": "97386c1a-5d72-467f-bebf-d751e52d392b",
                    "lastUpdated": "2025-01-15T02:40:28.727+00:00"
                },
                "status": "final",
                "category": [
                    {
                        "coding": [
                            {
                                "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
                                "code": "laboratory",
                                "display": "Laboratory"
                            }
                        ],
                        "text": "Laboratory"
                    }
                ],
                "code": {
                    "coding": [
                        {
                            "system": "http://loinc.org",
                            "code": "17861-6",
                            "display": "Calcium [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "subject": {
                    "reference": "Patient/5a357166754b59777137634248494434654c336d68773d3d"
                },
                "effectiveDateTime": "2024-06-20",
                "performer": [
                    {
                        "display": "LABCORP"
                    }
                ],
                "valueQuantity": {
                    "value": 9.3,
                    "unit": "mg/dL",
                    "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org"
                },
                "referenceRange": [
                    {
                        "low": {
                            "value": 8.7,
                            "unit": "mg/dL",
                            "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
                            "code": "mg/dL"
                        },
                        "high": {
                            "value": 10.3,
                            "unit": "mg/dL",
                            "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
                            "code": "mg/dL"
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "fullUrl": "https://sandbox-fhir.humana.com/Observation/e2b7f567b731c2ef13f896cd4f1c0298fb3a172de2e45fd4a21b68fa59bf35b6",
            "search": {
                "mode": "match"
            },
            "resource": {
                "resourceType": "Observation",
                "id": "e2b7f567b731c2ef13f896cd4f1c0298fb3a172de2e45fd4a21b68fa59bf35b6",
                "meta": {
                    "profile": [
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                    ],
                    "versionId": "a919f2cc-d938-457c-8551-f7b743ab1827",
                    "lastUpdated": "2025-01-15T02:40:28.793+00:00"
                },
                "status": "final",
                "category": [
                    {
                        "coding": [
                            {
                                "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
                                "code": "laboratory",
                                "display": "Laboratory"
                            }
                        ],
                        "text": "Laboratory"
                    }
                ],
                "code": {
                    "coding": [
                        {
                            "system": "http://loinc.org",
                            "code": "2093-3",
                            "display": "Cholesterol [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "subject": {
                    "reference": "Patient/5a357166754b59777137634248494434654c336d68773d3d"
                },
                "effectiveDateTime": "2024-03-04",
                "performer": [
                    {
                        "display": "LABCORP"
                    }
                ],
                "valueQuantity": {
                    "value": 201,
                    "unit": "mg/dL",
                    "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org"
                },
                "interpretation": [
                    {
                        "coding": [
                            {
                                "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationInterpretation",
                                "code": "H",
                                "display": "High"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ],
                "referenceRange": [
                    {
                        "low": {
                            "value": 100,
                            "unit": "mg/dL",
                            "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
                            "code": "mg/dL"
                        },
                        "high": {
                            "value": 199,
                            "unit": "mg/dL",
                            "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
                            "code": "mg/dL"
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "fullUrl": "https://sandbox-fhir.humana.com/Observation/7cd8965b198c34c9d2efc2e4d3aa224d6edaa7ab797b738af8525f21492a23c0",
            "search": {
                "mode": "match"
            },
            "resource": {
                "resourceType": "Observation",
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                "meta": {
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                    "lastUpdated": "2025-01-15T02:40:28.794+00:00"
                },
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                                "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
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                                "display": "Laboratory"
                            }
                        ],
                        "text": "Laboratory"
                    }
                ],
                "code": {
                    "coding": [
                        {
                            "system": "http://loinc.org",
                            "code": "786-4",
                            "display": "MCHC [Mass/volume] by Automated count"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "subject": {
                    "reference": "Patient/5a357166754b59777137634248494434654c336d68773d3d"
                },
                "effectiveDateTime": "2024-03-04",
                "performer": [
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                        "display": "LABCORP"
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                ],
                "valueQuantity": {
                    "value": 33.1,
                    "unit": "g/dL",
                    "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org"
                },
                "referenceRange": [
                    {
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                            "value": 31.5,
                            "unit": "g/dL",
                            "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
                            "code": "g/dL"
                        },
                        "high": {
                            "value": 35.7,
                            "unit": "g/dL",
                            "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
                            "code": "g/dL"
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
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            "search": {
                "mode": "match"
            },
            "resource": {
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                    ],
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                },
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                "category": [
                    {
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                            {
                                "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
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                                "display": "Laboratory"
                            }
                        ],
                        "text": "Laboratory"
                    }
                ],
                "code": {
                    "coding": [
                        {
                            "system": "http://loinc.org",
                            "code": "718-7",
                            "display": "Hemoglobin [Mass/volume] in Blood"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "subject": {
                    "reference": "Patient/5a357166754b59777137634248494434654c336d68773d3d"
                },
                "effectiveDateTime": "2024-02-21",
                "performer": [
                    {
                        "display": "LABCORP"
                    }
                ],
                "valueQuantity": {
                    "value": 11.7,
                    "unit": "g/dL",
                    "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org"
                },
                "referenceRange": [
                    {
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                            "value": 11.1,
                            "unit": "g/dL",
                            "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
                            "code": "g/dL"
                        },
                        "high": {
                            "value": 15.9,
                            "unit": "g/dL",
                            "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
                            "code": "g/dL"
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "total": 557,
    "link": [
        {
            "relation": "self",
            "url": "https://sandbox-fhir.humana.com/Observation?_total=accurate&_count=10&_skip=0"
        },
        {
            "relation": "next",
            "url": "https://sandbox-fhir.humana.com/Observation?_total=accurate&_count=10&_skip=10"
        },
        {
            "relation": "last",
            "url": "https://sandbox-fhir.humana.com/Observation?_total=accurate&_count=10&_skip=550"
        }
    ],
    "id": "b2c6bcd7-aa28-4944-8654-b459a5771303"
}