Ketorolac (Toradol) Pain Shot, 15 mg cost at US hospitals

Ketorolac tromethamine injection, per 15 mg · HCPCS J1885

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Ketorolac (Toradol) Pain Shot, 15 mg

Ketorolac is a strong anti-inflammatory painkiller given by injection — the drug often described as a shot that works like a narcotic without being one. This code is the drug itself, billed by the amount given, and it is separate from the charge for administering it.

$1.20

lowest cash price

$23.52

national median

$223.93

highest cash price

710

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $1.20–$223.93 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$1.20

UPMC Western Maryland — Cumberland, MD

Most expensive published cash price

$223.93

Adventhealth Wesley Chapel — Wesley Chapel, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($49.88) → Sep 1, 2026 ($27.20)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $50.70 $50.70 $69.30
Arizona 6 $9.94 $13.34 $25.46
Arkansas 11 $3.94 $9.29 $54.25
California 87 $1.26 $13.57 $143.93
Colorado 8 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Florida 79 $6.93 $47.62 $223.93
Georgia 24 $16.45 $16.45 $209.74
Hawaii 2 $12.07 $12.07 $14.31
Illinois 41 $8.05 $29.22 $94.32
Indiana 26 $27.20 $39.01 $165.89
Iowa 29 $9.20 $45.90 $76.02
Kansas 6 $21.09 $169.51 $169.51
Kentucky 26 $9.06 $25.73 $82.13
Louisiana 2 $41.44 $41.44 $41.44
Maine 7 $8.82 $49.88 $109.38
Maryland 2 $1.20 $1.20 $1.20
Michigan 15 $1.69 $1.69 $18.30
Minnesota 19 $23.42 $32.18 $63.54
Mississippi 11 $12.67 $25.98 $50.70
Missouri 21 $11.31 $19.74 $27.59
Montana 2 $70.04 $70.04 $75.07
Nebraska 12 $2.18 $41.79 $84.58
Nevada 3 $5.33 $5.91 $7.44
New Hampshire 1 $17.82 $17.82 $17.82
New Jersey 13 $3.29 $3.29 $3.29
New Mexico 2 $56.70 $56.70 $70.09
New York 8 $1.55 $2.27 $23.40
North Carolina 15 $14.33 $14.33 $67.25
North Dakota 4 $16.80 $28.24 $78.16
Ohio 67 $1.58 $17.11 $95.94
Oklahoma 17 $7.66 $12.47 $42.00
Oregon 13 $15.91 $71.09 $71.09
Pennsylvania 33 $3.60 $24.60 $179.40
South Carolina 12 $27.82 $45.00 $45.00
South Dakota 6 $60.64 $61.20 $61.93
Tennessee 37 $2.93 $7.02 $29.44
Texas 114 $1.37 $26.86 $144.60
Virginia 43 $6.75 $17.76 $73.31
Washington 32 $1.32 $39.12 $147.19
West Virginia 18 $1.50 $6.22 $40.50
Wisconsin 34 $3.03 $23.04 $76.00

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $1.20 $1.00 – $1.00
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $1.26 $0.38 – $23.40
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA $1.32 $0.35 – $0.35
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center Midlothian, TX $1.37 $0.33 – $0.90
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $1.50 $0.81 – $0.81
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $1.50 $0.81 – $0.81
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $1.50 $0.81 – $0.81
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $1.55 $0.35 – $0.51
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $1.55 $0.35 – $0.43
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $1.55 $0.35 – $0.51
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $1.58 $0.30 – $0.91
Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH $1.58 not published
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI $1.69 $0.29 – $2.17
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $2.00 $0.27 – $0.81
Methodist Richardson Medical Center Richardson, TX $2.00 $0.33 – $1.72
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $2.18 $0.23 – $0.97
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $2.23 $0.21 – $0.75
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $2.27 $0.33 – $2.27
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $2.27 $0.33 – $2.27
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $2.27 $0.29 – $1.97
Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH $2.35 $11.85 – $19.55
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $2.36 $0.22 – $0.97
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota, TX $2.45 $0.25 – $0.80
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell, TX $2.45 $0.16 – $0.65
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville, TX $2.45 $0.10 – $0.75
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station, TX $2.45 $0.25 – $0.75
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island, NE $2.79 $0.22 – $0.97
The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY $2.79 $0.33 – $1.97
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE $2.88 $0.20 – $0.97
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $2.93 $0.33 – $0.73
Weirton Medical Center Weirton, WV $2.96 $0.27 – $1.37
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $3.03 $0.81 – $2.20
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton, WI $3.03 $0.81 – $2.00
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $3.03 $0.81 – $2.20
Carrier Clinic Belle Mead, NJ $3.29 not published
Methodist Celina Medical Center Celina, TX $3.37 $0.33 – $0.83
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $3.48 $0.68 – $2.52
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $3.48 $0.68 – $1.68
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $3.48 $0.68 – $2.29
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton, WV $3.55 $0.27 – $1.57
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $3.60 $0.20 – $0.95
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $3.60 $0.29 – $0.95
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $3.60 $0.29 – $0.95
UPMC Memorial York, PA $3.60 $0.30 – $0.96
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $3.60 $0.29 – $0.30
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $3.60 $0.14 – $0.95
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $3.92 $0.21 – $0.91
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $3.94 $1.52 – $22.11
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $4.14 $0.81 – $0.81
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $4.20 $0.30 – $1.76

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