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
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $38.74 $2.28 – $5.97
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $38.74 $2.28 – $5.97
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $38.91 $0.44 – $20.54
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $38.96 $0.26 – $1.53
Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI $38.97 $0.50 – $1.83
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN $39.01 $0.26 – $1.53
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN $39.01 $0.26 – $1.53
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) Winchester, IN $39.01 $0.26 – $1.53
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) Elwood, IN $39.01 $0.26 – $1.53
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN $39.01 $0.26 – $1.53
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN $39.01 $0.26 – $1.53
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN $39.01 $0.26 – $1.53
Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) Brazil, IN $39.01 $0.26 – $1.53
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN $39.01 $0.26 – $1.53
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett, WA $39.12 $0.34 – $0.92
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $39.33 $0.44 – $20.80
Stephens Memorial Hospital Norway, ME $40.13 $0.49 – $6.68
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $40.50 $0.27 – $1.37
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA $41.24 $0.39 – $41.00
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $41.36 $0.29 – $1.11
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $41.44 $0.53 – $0.78
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $41.79 $0.70 – $84.58
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $41.79 $0.70 – $84.58
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $41.79 $0.89 – $84.58
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $41.79 $0.70 – $84.58
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $41.79 $0.70 – $84.58
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $41.79 $0.70 – $84.58
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI $41.88 $0.50 – $1.83
Mercy Health Love County Rural Health Clinic MARIETTA, OK $42.00 $0.47 – $0.75
Adventhealth Durand Durand, WI $42.80 not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $43.03 $0.34 – $3.20
HSHS St. John's Hospital IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL $43.20 $0.33 – $30.00
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $44.55 $0.30 – $0.76
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $44.76 $0.29 – $1.08
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, CA $44.76 $0.29 – $1.08
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA $44.76 $0.29 – $1.08
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL $45.00 not published
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $45.00 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $45.00 not published
Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $45.00 not published
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh, PA $45.80 $0.19 – $15.46
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City, IA $45.90 $0.29 – $2.60
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL $45.99 not published
Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL $47.62 not published
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast, FL $47.62 not published
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $47.66 $0.61 – $1.64
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $47.76 $0.70 – $97.51
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $47.97 $0.61 – $1.64
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $48.00 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $48.00 not published

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