Eligible Medical Expenses

Eligible medical expenses are defined as those expenses paid for care as described in Section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. Additionally, the IRS allowed some over-the-counter drugs to qualify as eligible medical expenses.

This is a partial list of eligible medical expenses. You are encouraged to view the IRS's website (Publication 502) for a complete list of eligible medical expenses.

 

 
  • Acupuncture
  • Alcoholism
  • Ambulance
  • Artificial Limb
  • Artificial Teeth
  • Bandages
  • Breast Reconstruction Surgery
  • Braille Books and Magazines
  • Capital Expenses / Home Improvements
  • Chiropractor
  • Christian Science Practitioner
  • Contact Lenses
  • Crutches
  • Dental Treatment
  • Diagnostic Devices
  • Disabled Dependent Care Expenses
  • Drug Addiction
  • Drugs / Medicines
  • Eyeglasses
  • Eye Surgery
  • Fertility Enhancement
  • Founder's Fee
  • Guide Dog or Other Animal
  • Health Institute
  • Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
  • Hearing Aids
  • Home Care
  • Hospital Services
  • Labor and Delivery
  • Laboratory Fees
 
  • Lead-Based Paint Removal
  • Learning Disability / Special Education
  • Lifetime Care - Advance Payments
  • Long-Term Care
  • Medical Services
  • Medicines / Drugs
  • Mentally Retarded, Special Home for
  • Nursing Home
  • Nursing Services
  • Operations
  • Optometrist
  • Organ Donors
  • Osteopath
  • Oxygen
  • Prosthesis
  • Psychiatric Care
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychologist
  • Stop-Smoking Programs
  • Surgery
  • Therapy
  • Transplants
  • Vision Correction Surgery
  • Weight-Loss Program
  • Wheelchair
  • Wig
  • X-ray