My total IMRT bill (only) was around 45-50K.

Dealing with different health care providers. It is interesting that a part glossectomy is cheaper!! than getting a port. To me this seems just wrong.
Of course there is always the discrepancy what you are charged and what is actually paid.

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Partial glossectomy (25%) anterior tongue. 4/6/07/. IMRT start @5/24/07 (3x) Erbitux start/end@ 5/24/07. IMRT wider field (30x) start 6/5/07. Weekly cisplatin (2x30mg/m2), then weekly carbo- (5x180mg/m2). End of Tx 19 July 07.