Hi Tower,
My HMO paid the entire cost of my therapy but UCSF sent me copies of the bills they sent to the HMO. My HMO doesn't have it's own RT facilities so it contracts that out. It was $20,000.00 for the programming alone. It was around $5,000 per treatment. I have an appointment with the RO tomorrow and I will ask what the going rate is. This is a public institution so they may have programs that I am not aware of.

You may want to check out DannyBoys thread about the consulting fees for MDACCC.

My workup took over a month and everything was put in the fast track. UCSF required a dental workup, PET, MRI, Hep C test and the HMO required much labwork (creatinine, TSH, CBC, STOG, liver and kidney function, etc. and a baseline hearing test for the chemo aspect of it.
Then there was the mask and the simulation, etc.

IMRT is usually not the Tx of choice for occult or poorly differentiated tumors.

If you are a good candidate for IMRT, based on the opinion of a CCC, then you may be able to preserve significant salivary function. I had IMRT and my salivary function has been steadily improving since the end of treatment. I even forget to carry a water bottle sometimes now.