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
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $9.47 $0.39 – $21.32
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $9.51 $0.63 – $10.03
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $9.54 $0.62 – $0.67
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $9.71 $8.63 – $8.63
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $9.71 $7.21 – $7.21
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $9.71 $0.62 – $9.29
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $9.71 $0.62 – $0.66
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $9.71 $6.81 – $6.81
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $9.90 not published
Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA $9.92 $0.35 – $0.35
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK, CA $9.92 $0.35 – $0.35
Downey Medical Center Downey, CA $9.92 $0.35 – $0.35
San Bernardino - Fontana Medical Center FONTANA, CA $9.92 $0.35 – $0.35
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE, CA $9.92 $0.35 – $0.35
South Bay Medical Center HARBOR CITY, CA $9.92 $0.35 – $0.35
San Marcos Medical Center SAN MARCOS, CA $9.92 $0.35 – $0.35
West Los Angeles Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $9.92 $0.35 – $0.35
Woodland Hills Medical Center WOODLAND HILLS, CA $9.92 $0.35 – $0.35
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY, CA $9.92 $0.35 – $0.35
San Diego Clairemont Mesa Medical Center SAN DIEGO, CA $9.92 $0.35 – $0.35
Los Angeles Sunset Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $9.92 $0.35 – $0.35
Moreno Valley Medical Center MORENO VALLEY, CA $9.92 $0.35 – $0.35
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $9.93 $0.20 – $28.35
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $9.94 $0.37 – $20.54
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $10.17 $0.44 – $26.00
WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA $10.44 $0.36 – $128.86
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX $10.62 $0.33 – $0.90
Methodist Southlake Medical Center Souhtlake, TX $10.62 $0.33 – $1.19
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $10.67 $0.27 – $0.81
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $10.67 $0.27 – $0.63
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City, CA $10.68 $0.35 – $0.35
Oakland Medical Center Oakland, CA $10.68 $0.35 – $0.35
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $10.68 $0.35 – $0.35
San Leandro Medical Center SAN LEANDRO, CA $10.68 $0.35 – $0.35
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA, CA $10.68 $0.35 – $0.35
San Rafael Medical Center SAN RAFAEL, CA $10.68 $0.35 – $0.35
Santa Rosa Medical Center SANTA ROSA, CA $10.68 $0.35 – $0.35
South San Francisco Medical Center SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $10.68 $0.35 – $0.35
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $10.68 $0.35 – $0.35
Vacaville Medical Center VACAVILLE, CA $10.68 $0.35 – $0.35
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK, CA $10.68 $0.35 – $0.35
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO, CA $10.68 $0.35 – $0.35
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH, CA $10.68 $0.35 – $0.35
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT, CA $10.68 $0.35 – $0.35
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO, CA $10.68 $0.35 – $0.35
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $10.68 $0.35 – $0.35
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $10.68 $0.35 – $0.35
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $10.68 $0.35 – $0.35
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $11.31 $0.33 – $9.74
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $11.36 $0.36 – $161.21

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