I don't think so. The only thing I've found that can change the amount is if you use a mercenary contract instead of purchasing from one of the merchants. The mercenary contract ones are a little cheaper (maybe 2/3 the regular price) for upkeep. There is no purchase price.
I think I just had a duh! moment. When spawned, the client requests the merc data, and the server responds, which includes the purchase price as well as the upkeep cost. The server just needs to tell the client to deduct the upkeep cost. Only issue is if the client levels after the data is sent, then the cost would be greater. I would assume (haven't found evidence in my logs yet, though) that the server would resend the merc data to include the updated costs, since the client is charged the correct amount after leveling. I guess I'll need to do more searching.
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