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
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $4.20 $0.68 – $1.68
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $4.20 $0.29 – $5.62
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $4.49 $0.53 – $1.04
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $4.86 $0.29 – $0.34
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $5.03 $0.27 – $15.07
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $5.03 $0.27 – $0.34
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $5.24 $0.81 – $0.81
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $5.33 $0.38 – $17.94
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $5.36 $0.29 – $0.34
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $5.53 $0.27 – $15.07
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $5.53 $0.27 – $15.07
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $5.53 $0.27 – $0.34
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $5.53 $0.27 – $15.07
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $5.58 $0.42 – $2.29
Siena Hospital Henderson, NV $5.91 $0.38 – $17.94
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati, OH $6.00 not published
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $6.12 $0.33 – $1.37
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield, TX $6.12 $0.33 – $0.90
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $6.22 $0.27 – $0.54
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE, TN $6.72 $0.30 – $0.53
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $6.75 $0.53 – $1.05
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA $6.86 $0.36 – $8.50
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL $6.93 $0.83 – $2.48
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $7.02 $0.84 – $1.81
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $7.02 $0.84 – $1.81
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $7.02 $0.84 – $1.81
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $7.02 $0.84 – $1.81
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $7.02 $0.84 – $1.81
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $7.11 $0.81 – $0.81
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA $7.26 $0.44 – $26.00
Rose de Lima Hospital Henderson, NV $7.44 $0.38 – $17.94
Mercy Hospital Watonga Watonga, OK $7.66 $0.42 – $1.65
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights, IL $8.05 not published
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $8.29 $0.81 – $0.81
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $8.37 $0.43 – $29.04
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL $8.40 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville, OH $8.44 $0.75 – $10.01
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $8.45 $0.57 – $22.11
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $8.62 $0.33 – $22.11
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $8.80 $0.33 – $22.11
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME $8.82 $0.34 – $3.34
Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH $9.06 not published
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine, KY $9.06 not published
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $9.10 not published
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $9.17 $0.33 – $0.80
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $9.17 $0.30 – $0.73
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $9.17 $0.33 – $0.73
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein, IA $9.20 $3.08 – $8.05
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark, AR $9.29 $0.33 – $22.11
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris, AR $9.29 $0.33 – $22.11

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