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  • Oncology
  • Health Economics
  • Radiation Therapy

Background:

  • Self-pay patients often face significant price transparency issues for proton radiation therapy (PT) in the U.S.
  • U.S. hospitals are mandated to provide comprehensive standard charges, but compliance among proton centers is unclear.
  • National variation in PT pricing remains largely unknown.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the compliance of U.S. proton therapy centers with hospital price transparency regulations.
  • To determine the extent of national price variation for proton radiation therapy services.
  • To investigate factors influencing PT pricing, including billing codes, cost of living, and geographic region.

Main Methods:

  • Collected online chargemasters from U.S. proton centers.
  • Extracted technical charges for PT delivery using billing codes (77520, 77522, 77523, 77525).
  • Adjusted prices for cost-of-living and analyzed relationships with billing codes, geographic region, and other variables.

Main Results:

  • Of 36 identified centers, 28 (78%) had accessible chargemasters, and 20 (56%) listed PT charges.
  • Median prices ranged from $4707 (77520) to $6690 (77525), with higher costs for more complex therapy.
  • Price ranges showed 5-10x variation, with significant differences between regions (P < .0001) and only code 77522 associated with cost of living (P = .039).

Conclusions:

  • List prices for proton radiation therapy exhibit dramatic and unexplained variations between institutions and regions.
  • The observed price disparities suggest potentially arbitrary pricing, posing challenges for self-pay patients.
  • Policy interventions are needed to promote rationalized pricing for proton therapy services.