# Introducing eligibility check PDFs

> You can now download a PDF version of your eligibility checks using the Stedi portal or our new Retrieve Eligibility PDF API endpoint.

Published Mar 10, 2026

Category: Products

You can now download a PDF version of your eligibility checks using the [Stedi portal](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/eligibility-pdf#retrieve-the-pdf) or our new [Retrieve Eligibility PDF API endpoint](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/api-reference/get-eligibility-pdf).

Eligibility check PDFs are designed to be easy to read, print, and upload to other systems. Their layout mirrors the Stedi portal's [eligibility benefits table](https://www.stedi.com/blog/new-benefits-table).

If you're building an EHR, RCM, or practice management platform, the new API endpoint lets you offer PDF downloads from your tool.

[Download a sample PDF](https://www.stedi.com/docs/files/sample-eligibility-check-pdf.pdf).

Eligibility check PDF

## What's in an eligibility check PDF?

[Eligibility checks](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/intro-eligibility-checks#patient-benefits) verify a patient's insurance coverage and benefits with a payer. An eligibility check PDF gives you a printable, human-readable version of the check’s response.

### Summary

The top of the PDF shows the patient's coverage status – whether the patient has active coverage with the payer.

Below the coverage status, the PDF lists information for the patient, subscriber, dependent (if applicable), payer, and provider.

Eligibility check PDF Summary

**Errors for failed checks**  
For failed eligibility checks, the summary is the only section returned in the PDF. It contains any [AAA errors](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/eligibility-troubleshooting#payer-aaa-errors) returned by the payer for the eligibility request.

Eligibility check PDF Error Summary

### Benefits

Benefits are grouped by health plan. Within each plan, benefit details are organized by the [Service Type Codes (STCs)](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/eligibility-stc-procedure-codes) and [procedure codes](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/eligibility-stc-procedure-codes) from the payer’s response.

Each row in the table shows the benefit type, coverage level, network indicator, coverage amount, and any free-text messages from the payer.

If present, the benefits for STC `30` (Health Benefit Plan Coverage) and STC `35` (Dental Care) – the baseline STCs for medical and dental care – appear first.

Eligibility check PDF Benefits

### Request

The **Request** section lists information from the eligibility check’s request, including the payer ID, the billing provider’s NPI, and the patient’s member ID.

Eligibility check PDF Request

For more tips on interpreting eligibility check PDFs, see [our docs](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/eligibility-pdf).

## API

You can programmatically download eligibility check PDFs using the API:

1.  Get the [eligibility check’s ID](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/send-eligibility-checks#eligibility-check-id). You can find it in the:

    - `id` field of [JSON, Raw X12, and SOAP Real-time Eligibility Check API](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/send-eligibility-checks) responses.

    - [`items.id`](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/api-reference/get-healthcare-polling-eligibility#response.items.id) field of a [Poll Batch Eligibility Checks API](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/api-reference/get-healthcare-polling-eligibility) response.

    - Eligibility check’s [details page](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/send-eligibility-checks#eligibility-check-id) in the Stedi portal

2.  Call the [Retrieve Eligibility PDF API endpoint](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/api-reference/get-eligibility-pdf) with the eligibility check ID.

    By default, the endpoint returns the PDF as a base64-encoded string. Include `Accept: application/pdf` to get the raw PDF data. Save the response as a `.pdf` file to view it as a PDF.

## Stedi portal

You can also download eligibility PDFs from the eligibility check's details page in the Stedi portal. These PDFs are identical to the ones returned by the API.

Eligibility check PDF Stedi Portal

## Pricing

You can download eligibility PDFs from the Stedi portal on all plans.

The [Retrieve Eligibility PDF API endpoint](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/api-reference/get-eligibility-pdf) is available on the [Developer](https://www.stedi.com/pricing) and [Enterprise](https://www.stedi.com/pricing) plans.

For more details, see our [pricing page](https://www.stedi.com/pricing).