Cost of enrolling in a clincal trial in the US

My father is not a US citizen and as such does not have a US valid health insurance. He has cancer and we are looking to enroll him in a clinical trial in the US since prognosis after standard treatment isn't great. The trial is for a medicine which is to be administered almost fortnightly over 4-5 months. I've gotten a cost estimate from two hospitals which has ranged between USD 60k-80k. The biggest part of the expense appears to be radiological tests like CT SCANS. They are quoting a charge of around USD 3500. Are CT scans this expensive in the US? Are there other avenues where CT scans can be done at a lower rate? Does a clinical trial allow radiological and other lab tests to be done via a third party? I would have asked the last question to the hospitals themselves but it's very difficult to elicit a response via email which is our chief mode of communication. Any advice in this matter would greatly help us.

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