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
HCA FLORIDA FAWCETT HOSPITAL FORT MYERS, FL not published $0.33 – $0.73
HCA FLORIDA ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL ENGLEWOOD, FL not published $0.33 – $0.73
HCA FLORIDA CITRUS HOSPITAL Inverness, FL not published $0.33 – $0.73
HCA FLORIDA CAPITAL HOSPITAL TALLAHASSEE, FL not published $0.33 – $1.02
HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL TAMPA, FL not published $0.33 – $0.73
HCA FLORIDA BAYONET POINT HOSPITAL HUDSON, FL not published $0.33 – $0.73
HCA FLORIDA BLAKE HOSPITAL BRADENTON, FL not published $0.33 – $0.73
HCA FLORIDA AVENTURA HOSPITAL HIALEAH, FL not published $0.33 – $0.56
HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH LAKEWOOD, CO not published $0.56 – $1.02
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver, CO not published $0.56 – $1.02
HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE Lone Tree, CO not published $0.56 – $1.02
CENTRAL PARK ER, A PART OF ROSE DENVER, CO not published $0.56 – $1.02
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's Denver, CO not published $0.56 – $0.56
HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE Thornton, CO not published $0.56 – $1.02
HCA HealthONE AURORA Aurora, CO not published $0.56 – $1.02
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON, TX not published $0.34 – $0.85
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA, TX not published $0.34 – $0.85
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON, TX not published $0.34 – $0.85
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING, TX not published $0.34 – $0.85
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland, TX not published $0.34 – $0.85
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE, TX not published $0.34 – $0.85
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston, TX not published $0.34 – $0.85
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE, TX not published $0.34 – $0.85
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL, VA not published $0.29 – $0.90
HENRICO DOCTORS HOSPITAL RICHMOND, VA not published $0.29 – $0.90
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA not published $0.26 – $0.87
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg, VA not published $0.33 – $0.87
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE, VA not published $0.29 – $0.99
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA, VA not published $0.33 – $0.87
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG, VA not published $0.29 – $0.87
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI, VA not published $0.26 – $0.87
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR, VA not published $0.29 – $0.87
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD, VA not published $0.29 – $0.87
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER, SC not published $0.33 – $0.71
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson, SC not published $0.33 – $0.71
SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER MT JULIET, TN not published $0.61 – $1.06
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna, TN not published $0.61 – $1.06
SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER ANTIOCH, TN not published $0.61 – $1.06
SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS NASHVILLE, TN not published $0.61 – $1.06
NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGFIELD, TN not published $0.61 – $1.06
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON, TN not published $0.61 – $1.06
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE, TN not published $0.61 – $1.06
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City, TN not published $0.61 – $1.06
GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN, KY not published $0.33 – $0.54
MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL SAGINAW, TX not published $0.33 – $2.12
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas, TX not published $0.33 – $2.12
MEDICAL CITY NORTH HILLS HOSPITAL North Richland Hills, TX not published $0.33 – $2.12
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX not published $0.33 – $2.12
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE, TX not published $0.33 – $2.12
MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL Irving, TX not published $0.33 – $2.12

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