KETOROLAC 30 MG/ML VIAL
For 1 mL
Pharmacies pay
$1.02 filed
1 × $1.01747 per ML
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Medicare Part B pays
$1.14 derived
1 × $1.138 per ML, Part B limit
Medicare's price is not your price.
OpenBill calculation · october-2026-medicare-part-b-payment-limit-files-final.zip + october-2026-ndc-hcpcs-crosswalk-final.zip · Part B limit 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31 (file of 2026-09-17, retrieved 2026-10-18) · Part B crosswalk 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31 (file of 2026-09-17, retrieved 2026-10-18)
The spread
1.1× estimated
Medicare pays 1.1× what pharmacies pay.
16 labelers share HCPCS J1885 on the CMS crosswalk, so its payment limit is an average across all their products billed under that code, not this NDC’s own price.
OpenBill calculation · october-2026-medicare-part-b-payment-limit-files-final.zip + october-2026-ndc-hcpcs-crosswalk-final.zip + nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17) · Part B limit 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31 (file of 2026-09-17, retrieved 2026-10-18) · Part B crosswalk 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31 (file of 2026-09-17, retrieved 2026-10-18)
Cost-plus estimate
$6.17 estimated
$1.02 + $0.15 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $6.17
This is a model, not a price any pharmacy quoted. Shipping is not included. For a pack this cheap, the $5.00 fee is most of the estimate. How it is worked out
OpenBill calculation · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)
Open the interactive card Change the quantity, type what you were charged, and see every record in full.
What it is
KETOROLAC 30 MG/ML VIAL is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as ketorolac tromethamine.
FDA gives its dosage form as “injection, solution” and “injection” and its route as “intramuscular; intravenous” and “intramuscular”.
FDA lists 12 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Hospira, Inc. and Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
FDA lists it under 2 Established Pharmacologic Classes: Cyclooxygenase Inhibitor and Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 16 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 15 of them.
NADAC classes it as a generic drug (rate-setting class G), and does not mark it as sold over the counter.
What pharmacies pay
Pharmacies pay $1.02 for 1 mL (1 × $1.01747 per ML, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 2026-09-23. That is what pharmacies pay their suppliers, not what they charge you.
NADAC’s explanation codes for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey; 5, calculated based on package size.
What NADAC measures · NADAC explanation codes
The 12 labelers
| Labeler | NDCs | Pharmacies pay per unit |
|---|---|---|
| Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | 3 | $1.01747 per ML filed |
| Civica, Inc. | 2 | $1.01747 per ML filed |
| Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $1.01747 per ML filed |
| Baxter Healthcare Corporation | 1 | $1.01747 per ML filed |
| Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $1.01747 per ML filed |
| Caplin Steriles Limited | 1 | $1.01747 per ML filed |
| FOSUN PHARMA USA INC | 1 | $1.01747 per ML filed |
| GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS INC., USA | 1 | $1.01747 per ML filed |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. | 1 | $1.01747 per ML filed |
| Hospira, Inc. | 1 | $1.01747 per ML filed |
| SOLA Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $1.01747 per ML filed |
| Sagent Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $1.01747 per ML filed |
| Not listed as a package in the FDA directory | 1 | $1.01747 per ML filed |
All 16 NDCs, with labeler and price
- 00338-0072-25 · Baxter Healthcare Corporation · $1.01747 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 00409-3795-01 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $1.01747 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 00409-3795-25 · Hospira, Inc. · $1.01747 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 00641-6042-25 · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $1.01747 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 25021-0701-01 · Sagent Pharmaceuticals · $1.01747 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 31722-0306-25 · Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $1.01747 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 62332-0600-25 · Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $1.01747 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 63323-0162-01 · Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC · $1.01747 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 63323-0162-12 · Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC · $1.01747 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 63323-0162-16 · Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC · $1.01747 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 65145-0145-25 · Caplin Steriles Limited · $1.01747 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 68462-0756-25 · GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS INC., USA · $1.01747 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 70512-0843-25 · SOLA Pharmaceuticals, LLC · $1.01747 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 72266-0118-25 · FOSUN PHARMA USA INC · $1.01747 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 72572-0355-25 · Civica, Inc. · $1.01747 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 72572-0357-25 · Civica, Inc. · $1.01747 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
5 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name ketorolac tromethamine with KETOROLAC 30 MG/ML VIAL.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| ACULAR LS 0.4% OPHTH SOL | $54.455 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| KETOROLAC 0.4% OPHTH SOLUTION | $12.67371 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| KETOROLAC 0.5% OPHTH SOLUTION | $1.33836 to $1.45085 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| KETOROLAC 10 MG TABLET | $0.16448 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| KETOROLAC 30 MG/ML VIAL this page | $1.01747 per ML filed | $1.138 per ML derived |
| KETOROLAC 60 MG/2 ML VIAL | $0.55237 per ML filed | $1.138 per ML derived |
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
OpenBill calculation · october-2026-medicare-part-b-payment-limit-files-final.zip + october-2026-ndc-hcpcs-crosswalk-final.zip · Part B limit 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31 (file of 2026-09-17, retrieved 2026-10-18) · Part B crosswalk 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31 (file of 2026-09-17, retrieved 2026-10-18)
Compared with its class
The middle of its 16 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $1.01747 per ML filed.
Of the 4 other products in FDA’s Cyclooxygenase Inhibitor class priced per ML, 3 have a higher middle NADAC price and 1 a lower one. The one in the middle is KETOROLAC 0.5% OPHTH SOLUTION, at $1.33836 per ML filed (eff. 2026-09-23).
Of the 25 other products in FDA’s Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug class priced per ML, 13 have a higher middle NADAC price and 12 a lower one. The one in the middle is KETOROLAC 0.5% OPHTH SOLUTION, at $1.33836 per ML filed (eff. 2026-09-23).
Prices are compared per unit, whatever the strength or dose, and a class is not a list of substitutes.
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
What Medicare paid
Medicare Part B’s payment limit for HCPCS J1885, for 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31, comes to $1.14 for 1 mL, or $1.138 per ML once converted to NADAC’s unit for this product.
Medicare Part B pays for a drug like this only in specific settings, such as a drug given in a clinic or doctor’s office or used with certain medical equipment; most prescriptions filled at a pharmacy are paid by Part D.
The patient’s share under Part B (coinsurance, 20% of the limit, before deductibles and other coverage) is $0.1138 per 15 MG.
12 of the product’s 16 NDCs have this Medicare figure; the other 4 do not, and the interactive card says why for each.
Medicare's price is not your price.
What the Part B payment limit is · Converting it to the NADAC unit · How the spread is worked out
What to ask at the counter
None of these figures is your price: what you pay depends on your pharmacy, your insurance, coupons and discounts.
- What is your cash price for 1 mL? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 1 mL; your package may hold a different amount.
- If you have Medicare Part B: is this drug covered for me in this setting, and what is my share?
- These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.
Questions
- Why does this page start at 1 mL?
- NADAC prices this product per ML. In the FDA NDC Directory, 15 of this product’s NDCs are wholesale packs of identical units, so OpenBill counts one unit of each; for example, NDC 00338-0072-25 (“25 VIAL in 1 CARTON (0338-0072-25) / 1 mL in 1 VIAL”) is a carton of 25 vials, 25 mL in all. It does not list one of this product’s NDCs. So the card starts at one unit: 1 ML. Change it to match your prescription.
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