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

Ketorolac tromethamine injection, per 15 mg · HCPCS J1885

What is Ketorolac (Toradol) Pain Shot, 15 mg? Read the full explainer →

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
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH not published $0.30 – $1.40
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH not published $0.30 – $1.40
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH not published $0.30 – $1.40
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH not published $0.30 – $1.40
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH not published $0.30 – $1.40
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH not published $0.30 – $1.40
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH not published $0.30 – $1.40
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC not published $0.30 – $1.02
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC not published $0.30 – $1.02
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC not published $0.30 – $0.33
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC not published $0.30 – $1.02
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC not published $0.30 – $1.02
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC not published $0.30 – $1.51
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC not published $0.30 – $1.02
WellSpan Newberry Hospital Etters, PA not published not published
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH, TX not published $0.33 – $2.12
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX not published $0.30 – $0.59
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX not published $1.72 – $2.96
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX not published $0.30 – $0.61
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX not published $0.30 – $0.59
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX not published $0.30 – $0.59
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX not published $0.30 – $0.59
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX not published $0.30 – $1.21
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX not published $0.30 – $0.59
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX not published $0.30 – $1.21
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL not published $0.33 – $0.34
OSF St Mary Medical Center Galesburg, IL not published $0.34 – $0.35
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington, IL not published $0.34 – $0.35
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL not published $0.34 – $1.16
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center Ottawa, IL not published $0.34 – $0.35
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton, IL not published $0.34 – $0.35
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL not published $0.34 – $1.19
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle, TX not published $0.33 – $2.12
CHRISTUS St. Michael Rehabilitation Texarkana, TX not published $0.50 – $9.93
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI not published $0.55 – $2.05
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI not published $0.29 – $1.37
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ not published $0.31 – $1.63
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK not published $0.29 – $0.80
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ not published $0.31 – $1.65
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ not published $0.31 – $1.75
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO not published $0.29 – $0.85
Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen, SD not published $0.29 – $0.32
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO not published $0.29 – $0.85
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ not published $0.31 – $1.67
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL not published $0.29 – $0.30
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO not published $0.29 – $0.85
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ not published $0.31 – $1.67
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ not published $0.31 – $1.63
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI not published $0.21 – $1.39
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest Midwest City, OK not published $0.29 – $0.80

Related drugs procedures