Surescripts

Surescripts Real-Time Prescription Benefit

Returns patient-specific, real-time out-of-pocket drug cost, coverage status, and therapeutic alternatives at the point of prescribing, as a synchronous RTPBRequest/RTPBResponse pair. Implements the NCPDP Real-Time Prescription Benefit standard v13 XML schema and is exchanged through certified prescriber, pharmacy and PBM/payer systems. Companion guides for provider vendors, pharmacies and PBM/payers are published on the Surescripts Developer Portal; no public REST endpoint or OpenAPI exists.

Modeled, no public reference. Surescripts offers this API through a partner, certification or contract program and publishes no public reference for it. API Evangelist drew its shape from Surescripts's own material, so the endpoints on this page are a model, not the provider's contract.

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Documentation
https://docs.surescripts.com/rtpb/home
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APIReference
https://docs.surescripts.com/rtpb-providers/guide

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: surescripts:surescripts-real-time-prescription-benefit-api
name: Surescripts Real-Time Prescription Benefit
tags:
- Real-Time Prescription Benefit
- RTPB
- Pricing
- Cost Transparency
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://docs.surescripts.com/rtpb/home
endpointsModeled: true
properties:
- url: https://docs.surescripts.com/rtpb/home
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.surescripts.com/rtpb-providers/guide
  type: APIReference
description: Returns patient-specific, real-time out-of-pocket drug cost, coverage status, and therapeutic
  alternatives at the point of prescribing, as a synchronous RTPBRequest/RTPBResponse pair. Implements
  the NCPDP Real-Time Prescription Benefit standard v13 XML schema and is exchanged through certified
  prescriber, pharmacy and PBM/payer systems. Companion guides for provider vendors, pharmacies and PBM/payers
  are published on the Surescripts Developer Portal; no public REST endpoint or OpenAPI exists.