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
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX $19.68 $0.23 – $0.23
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX $19.68 $0.23 – $0.23
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco, TX $19.68 $0.23 – $0.23
Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington Arlington, TX $19.68 $0.37 – $0.37
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman, TX $19.68 $0.37 – $0.37
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford Bedford, TX $19.68 $0.23 – $0.23
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX $19.68 $0.23 – $0.23
Texas Health Hospital Rockwall Rockwall, TX $19.68 $0.37 – $0.37
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Southlake, TX $19.68 $0.37 – $0.37
Texas Health Springwood Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford Bedford, TX $19.68 $0.23 – $0.23
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $19.68 $0.23 – $0.23
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $19.68 $0.23 – $0.23
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville Stephenville, TX $19.68 $0.37 – $0.37
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne, TX $19.68 $0.37 – $0.37
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $19.74 $0.33 – $1.65
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg, CA $19.91 $0.33 – $10.23
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON, FL $19.92 $0.30 – $15.00
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL $19.92 $0.83 – $2.48
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $20.16 $0.66 – $44.22
St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Youngstown, OH $20.28 not published
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $20.60 $0.72 – $45.51
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $20.60 $0.72 – $39.33
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $20.74 $0.30 – $28.00
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott, AZ $20.78 $0.37 – $17.00
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers, WI $20.88 $0.50 – $1.83
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $21.06 $0.64 – $48.00
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS $21.09 $0.33 – $1.65
French Hospital San Luis Obispo, CA $21.17 $0.44 – $52.92
St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH $21.18 not published
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $21.20 $0.30 – $1.75
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $21.20 $0.23 – $1.75
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $21.22 $0.23 – $2.45
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $21.22 $0.44 – $0.44
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $21.33 $0.27 – $0.81
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WV $21.33 $0.18 – $1.14
Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI $21.93 $0.50 – $1.83
Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $22.85 $0.59 – $4.88
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton, IA $22.95 $1.53 – $4.65
Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI $23.04 $0.50 – $1.83
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $23.11 $0.39 – $40.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria, CA $23.12 $0.44 – $52.92
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Beeville Beeville, TX $23.12 $0.50 – $2.35
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $23.37 $0.37 – $41.58
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $23.40 $0.30 – $26.10
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $23.41 not published
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $23.42 $0.51 – $32.65
Van Wert Hospital Van Wert, OH $23.50 $0.30 – $0.31
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $23.50 $0.30 – $2.03
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $23.50 $0.30 – $2.03
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $23.50 $0.30 – $2.03

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