Common FSA/HSA Eligible Expenses
Allergy Medicines
Anti-Diarrheal, Anti-Gas Medications & Digestive Aids
Bandages & Dressings
Blood Glucose Monitors & Test Strips
Blood Pressure Monitor
Canker/Cold Sore Relievers
Cough, Cold, Flu & Sinus Medications
Crutches
Denture Cream
Anti-Diarrheal, Anti-Gas Medications & Digestive Aids
Bandages & Dressings
Blood Glucose Monitors & Test Strips
Blood Pressure Monitor
Canker/Cold Sore Relievers
Cough, Cold, Flu & Sinus Medications
Crutches
Denture Cream
Diabetic Care & Supplies
Feminine Care Products
First Aid Kits & Supplies
Foot Care
Hearing Aids & Hearing Aid Batteries
Heating Pads/Wraps
Hemorrhoid Creams & Treatments
Hydrogen Peroxide & Rubbing Alcohol
Incontinence Supplies
Infertility Treatments
Feminine Care Products
First Aid Kits & Supplies
Foot Care
Hearing Aids & Hearing Aid Batteries
Heating Pads/Wraps
Hemorrhoid Creams & Treatments
Hydrogen Peroxide & Rubbing Alcohol
Incontinence Supplies
Infertility Treatments
Eligible Expense Checker
Search below to find eligible products. Check with your TPA to determine eligibility on your specific plan design. This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list and should only be used as a general guide.



*Eligible expenses in an HRA will vary depending on plan design.
Expense | Eligible? | Details |
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AA Meetings | ![]() | Can include medical expenses amounts you pay for transportation to and from Alcoholic Anonymous meetings in your communicty if the attendance is pursuant to medical advice for treatment of excessive use of alcohol. |
Abdominal Supports | ![]() | Including pregnancy and post-surgery supports. |
Acetaminophen | ![]() | Also known as Pain Relief Medication. |
Acid Controllers | ![]() | To treat heartburn and acid indigestion. |
Acne Treatments | ![]() | Including creams, gels, lotions, patches, soaps, and cleansers |
Activated Charcoal Powder | ![]() | when used as a first aid remedy for poison treatment |
Acupressure | ![]() | Commonly referred to as "acupuncture without the needles |
Acupuncture | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses the amount you pay for acupuncture. |
After Sun Care | ![]() | |
Air Conditioner | ![]() | Air conditioners are eligible with a Letter of Medical Necessity. Air conditioners for general use are not eligible. |
Allergy Medication | ![]() | |
Ambulance Services | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses amounts you pay for ambulance service. |
Ankle & Foot Braces | ![]() | |
Antacid Medicine | ![]() | |
Anti-Diarrheal Medication | ![]() | |
Antifungal Treatments | ![]() | |
Anti-Gas Medication | ![]() | |
Arm Slings & Cervical Collars | ![]() | |
Arthritis Braces & Joint Warmers | ![]() | |
Artifical Teeth | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses the amount you pay for an artificial teeth. |
Artificial Limbs | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses the amount you pay for an artificial limb. |
Aspirators & Suction Machines | ![]() | |
Aspirin | ![]() | |
Asthma Medication | ![]() | |
Asthma Oxygen Flow Monitor | ![]() | |
Athletic Cups & Supports | ![]() | |
Athletic Tape/Wraps | ![]() | |
Baby Care & Pain Relief | ![]() | |
Baby Ear & Nose Care | ![]() | |
Baby Electrolytes & Nutrition | ![]() | |
Baby Gas & Colic Relief | ![]() | |
Baby Medicine Applicators | ![]() | |
Baby Monitors & Accessories | ![]() | |
Baby Oral & Teething Pain | ![]() | |
Baby Powder (Medicated) | ![]() | General baby powder is not eligible. |
Baby Sitting, Childcare, and Nursing Services | ![]() | You can't include in medical expenses amounts you pay for the care of children, even if the expenses enable you, your spouse, or your dependent to get medical or dental treatment. Also, any expense allowed as a childcare credit can't be treated as an expense paid for medical care. |
Baby Thermometer | ![]() | |
Back Braces & Supports | ![]() | |
Backrests, Seating & Posture Aids | ![]() | |
Bandages/Band-Aids | ![]() | |
Bathing & Oral Hygiene Aids | ![]() | Including cast covers for bathing. |
Bathroom Grab Bars & Handles | ![]() | |
Bathtub & Toilet Rails | ![]() | |
Bathtub Safety (benches, seats, etc.) | ![]() | |
BedBug Treatments | ![]() | |
Birth Control Pills | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses the amount you pay for birth control pills prescribed by a doctor. |
Birthing/Lamaze Classes | ![]() | Only the mother’s portion (not the coach/spouse) and the class must be only for birthing instruction, not child rearing |
Blister Care | ![]() | |
Blood Glucose Testing & Supplies | ![]() | |
Blood Pressure Monitor | ![]() | |
Body Scan | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses the cost of an electronic body scan. |
Braces & Orthodontic Services | ![]() | |
Braille Books and Magazines | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses the part of the cost of Braille books and magazines for use by a visually impaired person that is more than the cost of regular printed editions. |
Breast Milk Storage | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses the cost of breast pumps and supplies that assist lactation. This doesn’t include the costs of excess bottles for food storage. |
Breast Pumps & Nursing Accessories | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses the cost of breast pumps and supplies that assist lactation. This doesn’t include the costs of excess bottles for food storage. |
Breast Recontruction Surgery | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses the amounts you pay for breast reconstruction surgery, as well as breast prosthesis, following a mastectomy for cancer. |
Bug Spray | ![]() | Bug Spray is not eligible. |
Burn/Skin Repair | ![]() | |
Callus & Corn Removers/Shavers | ![]() | |
Canes | ![]() | |
Capital Expenses for Home Improvement related to a Medical Injury | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses amounts you pay for special equipment installed in a home, or for improvements, if their main purpose is medical care for you, your spouse, or your dependent. |
Car Modifications for use of a person with a Disability | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses the cost of special hand controls and other special equipment installed in a car for the use of a person with a disability. |
Cast Boots/Accessories & Post-Op Shoes | ![]() | |
Cast Cleaning Kit | ![]() | |
Catheter Accessories | ![]() | You can include adhesive strips. |
Catheter Care Trays | ![]() | |
Catheter Collection, Drain, & Leg Bags | ![]() | |
Catheter Lubricants | ![]() | |
Catheter Tubing & Connectors | ![]() | |
Catheters | ![]() | |
Catheters & Syringes | ![]() | |
Children's Acetaminophen | ![]() | |
Children's Allergy Medication | ![]() | You can include antihistamines, decongestants, steroids, and bronchodilators. |
Children's Anti-Diarrheals | ![]() | |
Children's Anti-Gas | ![]() | |
Children's Cough, Cold, Flu & Sinus Medication | ![]() | You can include cough medicine, combination medicines, and cold relief nasal sprays. |
Children's Digestive Health Aids | ![]() | You can include acid controllers, laxatives, and enzyme supllements. |
Children's Fever Reducer | ![]() | |
Children's Fever Relief | ![]() | You can include fever relief sheets. |
Children's First Aid | ![]() | You can include first aid kits, and bandages. |
Children's Ibuprofen | ![]() | |
Children's Laxatives | ![]() | |
Children's Nasal Medication | ![]() | |
Children's Oral Care | ![]() | You can include teeth cleanings, fillings, treatmentfor gingivitus, gum recession and other concerns, braces, and orthodontics. |
Children's Pain Relief | ![]() | You can include baby aspirin, acetaminophen, and heating/cooling pads. |
Children's Sleeping & Calming Aids | ![]() | You can include children's melatonin. |
Children's Stomach Remedies | ![]() | You can include motion-sickness relief. |
Children's Sunscreen | ![]() | |
Children's Throat & Cough Relief | ![]() | You can include cough drops and lozenges. |
Chiropractic therapy/exams/adjustments | ![]() | |
Cholesterol Meters & Testing Kits | ![]() | |
Christian Science Practitioner | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses fees you pay to Christian Science practitioners for medical care. |
Circulation Massager | ![]() | |
Co-Insurance | ![]() | Medical, dental, and vision co-insurance payments are eligible. |
Cold Sore & Lip Care | ![]() | You can include lip balm. |
Colonoscopy Prep Kit | ![]() | |
Commodes | ![]() | |
Compression Clothing, Socks, & Sleeves | ![]() | |
Condoms | ![]() | |
Contact Lens Case | ![]() | |
Contact Lens Solution/Cleaner | ![]() | |
Controlled Substances | ![]() | You can't include in medical expenses amounts you pay for controlled substances (such as marijuana, laetrile, etc.) that aren't legal under federal law, even if such substances are legalized by state law. |
Co-payments | ![]() | Medical, dental, and vision co-payments are eligible. |
Corn & Callus Removers | ![]() | |
Corn, Callus & Bunion Pads | ![]() | |
Cosmetic Surgery | ![]() | Generally, you can't include in medical expenses the amount you pay for cosmetic surgery. |
Cotton Balls | ![]() | |
Cough Drops & Sore Throat Relief | ![]() | You can include salt water rinse, hot or cold therapy, anti-inflmatory meds, vaporizers and steam inhalers. |
Cough, Cold, Flu & Sinus Medication | ![]() | You can include antihistamines, analgesics, and nasal irrigation products. |
CPAP Accessories | ![]() | You can include CPAP masks and head gear, CPAP cleaning machines, CPAP pillows, CPAP wipes, CPAP charing kits, CPAP hoses, and CPAP filters. |
Crutches | ![]() | |
Dancing Lessons | ![]() | You can't include in medical expenses the cost of dancing lessons, swimming lessons, etc., even if they are recommended by a doctor, if they are only for the improvement of general health. |
Deductibles | ![]() | |
Dental Cleanings | ![]() | |
Dental Co-Insurance | ![]() | |
Dental Crowns | ![]() | |
Dental Deductibles | ![]() | |
Dental Fillings | ![]() | |
Dental Implants | ![]() | |
Denture Adhesives | ![]() | |
Denture Cleaners & Accessories | ![]() | You can include ultrasonic cleansers, powders, tablets, and light therapy. |
Diabetes Cough, Cold & Allergy | ![]() | |
Diabetic Neuropathy & Skin Care | ![]() | You can include diabetic socks and lotions. |
Diaper Cream & Baby Lotion | ![]() | |
Diaper Service | ![]() | You can't include in medical expenses the amount you pay for diapers or diaper services, unless they are needed to relieve the effects of a particular disease. |
Digestive Aids | ![]() | You can include acid controllers, laxatives, anti-diarrheals, anti-gas, and enzyme supplements. |
Disabled Dependent Care Expenses | ![]() | Some disabled dependent care expenses may qualify as either: Medical expenses or work-related expenses for purposes of taking a credit for dependent care. |
Disabled Person Housing | ![]() | You can include improvements to property rented by a person with a disability. Amounts paid to buy and install special plumbing fixtures for a person with a disability, mainly for medical reasons, in a rented house are medical expenses. |
Disposable Briefs & Undergarments | ![]() | |
Disposable Pads, Shields, Guards & Drip Collectors | ![]() | |
Disposable Underpads | ![]() | |
Disposable Underwear/Depends | ![]() | |
Drug & Alcohol Tests | ![]() | |
Drug Addiction | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses amounts you pay for an inpatient's treatment at a therapeutic center for drug addiction. This includes meals and lodging at the center during treatment. |
Ear Drops/Ear Wax Remover | ![]() | |
Ear Plugs | ![]() | Eligible for reimbursement with a letter of medical necessity. |
Eating & Drinking Aids | ![]() | You can include adaptive equipment, cutlery, feeding cups, and one-way straws. |
Elastic Bandages/Wraps | ![]() | |
Elbow & Arm Braces | ![]() | |
Electrotherapy Supplies | ![]() | You can include Transcutaneous Electircal Nerve Stimulation devices, Interferential Current devices, and Galvanic Stimulation devices. |
Elevated Toilet Seats | ![]() | |
Emergency Contraceptives | ![]() | |
Enemas | ![]() | |
Epsom Salt | ![]() | Eligible for reimbursement with a letter of medical necessity. |
Eye Drops/Relief | ![]() | |
Eye Exams | ![]() | |
Eye Wash | ![]() | |
Feeding Tubes & Accessories | ![]() | You can include full kits, tubes, pumps, bags, and backpacks. |
Feminine Antifungal | ![]() | |
Feminine Anti-Itch | ![]() | You can include creams, wipes, and washes. |
Feminine Douches | ![]() | |
Feminine Pads | ![]() | |
Feminine Pain Relief | ![]() | You can include pain relief machines, heat wraps, acetaminophen, and pills. |
Feminine Personal Care | ![]() | You can include sanitary napkins (pads), tampons, menstral cups ("diva cups"), panty linters, period panties, and feminine wipes. |
Fiber Supplements | ![]() | Eligible for reimbursement with a letter of medical necessity. |
Finger Splints & Cots | ![]() | |
First Aid Kits | ![]() | |
First Aid Tape | ![]() | |
Foam Rollers/Massage Devices | ![]() | You can include foam rollers, foot rollers, foot massagers, pulse machines, accupressure mats, Pain relief mask, and vibrating gloves. |
Foot Cushioning & Treatments | ![]() | You can include foot pads and toe cushions. |
Foot Moisturizers | ![]() | You can include creams, lotions, and moisturizing socks. |
Foot Odor Care | ![]() | You can include creams, sprays, and masks. |
Foot Pain Relief | ![]() | You can include insoles, massagers, and rollers. |
Funeral Expenses | ![]() | You can't include in medical expenses amounts you pay for funerals. |
Future Medical Care | ![]() | Generally, you can't include in medical expenses current payments for medical care (including medical insurance) to be provided substantially beyond the end of the year. This rule doesn't apply in situations where the future care is purchased in connection with obtaining lifetime care, as explained under Lifetime Care—Advance Payments. |
General Wound Cleaners | ![]() | |
Glasses Repair & Accessories | ![]() | You can include eye-glass repair kits, and cleaning wipes. |
Glucose Monitor | ![]() | |
Glucose Monitoring Patch | ![]() | |
Glucose Tablets | ![]() | |
Grooming & Dressing Aids | ![]() | You can include dressing aid kits, bathing aid kits, and equipment. |
Guide Dog | ![]() | You can include buying, training, and maintaining a guide dog or another service animal to assist a visually impaired. |
Haaring Aid Batteries | ![]() | |
Hair removal | ![]() | Generally, you can't include in medical expenses the amount you pay for cosmetic surgery. |
Hair Transplant | ![]() | Generally, you can't include in medical expenses the amount you pay for cosmetic surgery. |
Health Club Dues | ![]() | You can't include in medical expenses health club dues or amounts paid to improve one's general health or to relieve physical or mental discomfort not related to a particular medical condition. You can't include in medical expenses the cost of membership in any club organized for business, pleasure, recreation, or other social purpose. |
Hearing Aid Batteries | ![]() | |
Hearing Aid Case | ![]() | |
Hearing Aids | ![]() | |
Hearing Aids & Accessories | ![]() | |
Heating Pads | ![]() | |
Heel, Elbow, Foot & Ear Protectors | ![]() | You can include braces, paddings, supports, and coverings. |
Hemorrhoid Treatments | ![]() | You can include suppositories, fiber powders, medicated cooling pads, stool softeners, cold compress and medical procedures. |
Hernia Belts | ![]() | |
Home Defibrillator | ![]() | |
Home Diagnostic Tests & Accessories | ![]() | You can include thermometers, stethescopes, blood pressure monitors, peak flow meters, HIV tests, urinalysis tests and more. |
Homeopathic Remedies | ![]() | Eligible for reimbursement with a letter of medical necessity. |
Hospital Bed Accessories | ![]() | You can include safety railes, bed pans, security poles and more. |
Hot/Cold Packs | ![]() | |
Hot/Cold Pads | ![]() | |
Household Help | ![]() | You can't include in medical expenses the cost of household help, even if such help is recommended by a doctor. |
Hydrogen Peroxide | ![]() | Eligible for reimbursement with a letter of medical necessity. |
Ibuprofen | ![]() | |
Illegal Operations & Treatments | ![]() | You can't include in medical expenses amounts you pay for illegal operations, treatments, or controlled substances whether rendered or prescribed by licensed or unlicensed practitioners. |
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) | ![]() | |
Incontinence Accessories | ![]() | You can include floor mats and female external catheters. |
Incontinence Moisturizers, Barriers, & Protectancts | ![]() | |
Inhalers & Humidifiers | ![]() | |
Insulin Pens, Syringes, and Supplies | ![]() | You can include pens, syringes, and carrying cases. |
Insurance Premiums | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses insurance premiums you pay for policies that cover medical care. |
Iodine Solution | ![]() | |
Itch Treatments | ![]() | |
IV Equipment | ![]() | |
Joint Health Care | ![]() | You can include heat wraps, joint health tablets/vitamins, and joint wraps. |
Knee Braces | ![]() | |
Laboratory Fees | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses the amounts you pay for laboratory fees that are part of medical care. |
Laser eye Surgery; LASIK | ![]() | |
Laxatives | ![]() | |
Lead-Based Paint Removal | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses the cost of removing lead-based paints from surfaces in your home to prevent a child who has or had lead poisoning from eating the paint. These surfaces must be in poor repair (peeling or cracking) or within the child's reach. |
Learning Disability | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses fees you pay on a doctor's recommendation for a child's tutoring by a teacher who is specially trained and qualified to work with children who have learning disabilities caused by mental or physical impairments, including nervous system disorders. You can include in medical expenses the cost (tuition, meals, and lodging) of attending a school that furnishes special education to help a child to overcome learning disabilities. |
Legal Fees | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses legal fees you paid that are necessary to authorize treatment for mental illness. |
Lice Treatments | ![]() | |
Lifetime Care | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses a part of a life-care fee or “founder's fee” you pay either monthly or as a lump sum under an agreement with a retirement home. |
Light Therapy | ![]() | Includes UV B, blue light, UVA1, targeted phototherapy, and photochemothrarpy. |
Lip Balm with SPF | ![]() | Eligibile if SPF 15 or greater. |
Lip Care | ![]() | |
Long Term Care Services | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses amounts paid for qualified long-term care services and certain amounts of premiums paid for qualified long-term care insurance contracts. |
Magnetic Therapy | ![]() | Eligible for reimbursement with a letter of medical necessity. |
Massage Treatments | ![]() | Eligible for reimbursement with a letter of medical necessity. |
Mastectomy Bras & Clothing | ![]() | |
Maternity Belts | ![]() | |
Maternity Clothes | ![]() | You can't include in medical expenses amounts you pay for maternity clothes. |
Maternity Supports | ![]() | |
Mattress & Pillow Pads/Covers | ![]() | You can include pads and covers used for fluid protection. |
Meals while at Hospital | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses the cost of meals at a hospital or similar institution if a principal reason for being there is to get medical care. |
Medical Alert IDs & Devices | ![]() | You can include bracelets, necklaces, and tabs. |
Medical Conferences | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses amounts paid for admission and transportation to a medical conference if the medical conference concerns the chronic illness of yourself, your spouse, or your dependent. |
Medical Supplies to Treat an Injury or Illness | ![]() | |
Medical/Surgical Supplies | ![]() | Medical care includes amounts paid for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or for the purpose of affecting any structure or function of the body. |
Medicines & Drugs from Another Country | ![]() | In general, you can't include in your medical expenses the cost of a prescribed drug brought in (or ordered and shipped) from another country. You can only include the cost of a drug that was imported legally. |
Men's Shaving Skin Sealers | ![]() | You can include products for shaving cuts and niks. |
Menstrual Cups | ![]() | |
Mileage to and from doctor appointments | ![]() | You can include for reimbursement mileage too and from doctors appointments at a rate of $0.17 per mile. |
Mouthguards | ![]() | You can include night mouth guards. Athletic mouth guards are not elgible. |
Nasal Medication (Sprays, Drops, Inhalers, etc.) | ![]() | |
Nasal Wash | ![]() | |
Nausea & Motion Sickness | ![]() | |
Nebulizers | ![]() | |
Neck Braces | ![]() | |
Needle Containers & Disposal Systems | ![]() | You can include special containers approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that is designed to safely hold, transport and dispose of needles and other non-sterile sharp implements after they have been used. |
Nicotine Gum & Lozenges | ![]() | |
Nicotine Patch | ![]() | |
Nicotine Patches | ![]() | |
Nighttime/Dental Guards | ![]() | |
Note-taker for a hearing impaired child in school | ![]() | |
Nursing Homes | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses the cost of medical care in a nursing home, home for the aged, or similar institution, for yourself, your spouse, or your dependents. This includes the cost of meals and lodging in the home if a principal reason for being there is to get medical care. |
Nursing Services | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses wages and other amounts you pay for nursing services. |
Nursing services for care of a special medical ailment | ![]() | |
Nutritional Supplements | ![]() | You can't include in medical expenses the cost of nutritional supplements, vitamins, herbal supplements, “natural medicines,” etc., unless they are recommended by a medical practitioner as treatment for a specific medical condition diagnosed by a physician. |
Optometrist's or ophthalmologist's fees | ![]() | |
Oral Pain & Mouth Sores Relief | ![]() | |
Orthodontic Wax | ![]() | |
Orthopedic shoes | ![]() | A letter of medical necessity is needed for reimbursements in excess of the cost of normal shoes. |
Ostomy Care | ![]() | You can include skin barriers, ostomy belts, lubricating deodorant, barriers, and more. |
Ostomy Pouches | ![]() | |
Overnight Pants & Juvenile Incontinence | ![]() | |
Ovulation & Fertility Tests | ![]() | |
Oxygen equipment and oxygen | ![]() | |
Oxygen Supplies | ![]() | |
Pain Relief - External | ![]() | |
Pain Relief - Internal | ![]() | |
Pantiliners | ![]() | |
Patient Lifting & Moving Aids | ![]() | |
Period Underwear | ![]() | |
Perscription drugs and medications | ![]() | |
Personal Use Items | ![]() | You can't include in medical expenses the cost of an item ordinarily used for personal, living, or family purposes unless it is used primarily to prevent or alleviate a physical or mental disability or illness. |
Physical Exams | ![]() | |
Physician fee and Hospital Services | ![]() | |
Pill Organizers | ![]() | |
Pinworm & Ringworm Treatments | ![]() | |
Planter Fasciitis Care | ![]() | |
Power Chairs & Scooters | ![]() | |
Pregnancy Tests | ![]() | |
Prenatal Vitamins | ![]() | |
Pulse Oximeter | ![]() | |
Pulse Oximeters & Heart Rate Monitors | ![]() | |
Pyschotherapy, psychiatric, and psychological service | ![]() | |
Reachers, Grippers & Lifts | ![]() | |
Reading Glasses | ![]() | |
Rescue Blanket | ![]() | |
Reusable Incontinence Garments | ![]() | |
Reusable Incontinence Underpads | ![]() | |
Rib Belts | ![]() | |
Rubbing Alcohol | ![]() | |
Sales Tax on eligible Expenses | ![]() | |
Saline Solution & Sprays | ![]() | |
Scar Treatments | ![]() | |
Seeing eye dog | ![]() | You can include the costs of buying, training, and maintaining seeing eye dogs. |
Shoe Insoles & Inserts | ![]() | |
Shoulder & Clavicle Braces | ![]() | |
Sleep Aids & Sedatives | ![]() | |
Sleep Apnea Monitors & Accessories (CPAP, IPPB, & BiPAP Machines) | ![]() | |
Sleep Stimulants | ![]() | |
Snake Bite Kit | ![]() | |
Special Devices, such as a tape recorder or typewriter for a visually impaired person | ![]() | |
Speech Aids | ![]() | |
Splints | ![]() | |
Steam Packs, Hydrocollators & Cold Therapy Systems | ![]() | |
Sterilization | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses the cost of a legal sterilization (a legally performed operation to make a person unable to have children). |
Stethoscopes & Accessories | ![]() | |
Stomach & Nausea Medicine | ![]() | |
Stool Softeners | ![]() | |
Sunscreen | ![]() | |
Support hose (non-compression) | ![]() | |
Surgical Tape | ![]() | |
Swimming Lessons | ![]() | You can't include in medical expenses the cost of dancing lessons, swimming lessons, etc., even if they are recommended by a doctor, if they are only for the improvement of general health. |
Tampons | ![]() | |
Teeth Whitening | ![]() | You can't include in medical expenses amounts paid to whiten teeth. |
Telephone | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses the cost of special telephone equipment that lets a person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or has a speech disability communicate over a regular telephone. This includes teletypewriter (TTY) and telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) equipment. You can also include the cost of repairing the equipment. |
Television | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses the cost of equipment that displays the audio part of television programs as subtitles for persons with a hearing disability. |
Temporary Dental Repair | ![]() | |
Therapeutic Hair & Scalp Treatments | ![]() | |
Therapeutic Hand & Body Moisturizers | ![]() | |
Thermometers | ![]() | |
Thigh, Calf & Shin Braces | ![]() | |
Tick Treatments | ![]() | |
Topical Antibiotics & Antimicrobials | ![]() | |
Tourniquets | ![]() | |
Tracheostomy Supplies | ![]() | |
Traction Equipment | ![]() | |
Transplants | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses amounts paid for medical care you receive because you are a donor or a possible donor of a kidney or other organ. This includes transportation. |
Transportation | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses amounts paid for transportation primarily for, and essential to, medical care. |
Trips | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses amounts you pay for transportation to another city if the trip is primarily for, and essential to, receiving medical services. |
Tuition | ![]() | Under special circumstances, you can include charges for tuition in medical expenses. |
Urinals & Bedpans | ![]() | |
Urinary Tract Infection Urine Test Strips | ![]() | |
Urine Test Strips | ![]() | |
Vaccinations | ![]() | |
Vapor Rubs | ![]() | |
Varicose Vein treatment | ![]() | |
Vasectomy | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses the amount you pay for a vasectomy. |
Veneers | ![]() | |
Veterinary Fees | ![]() | You generally can't include veterinary fees in your medical expenses, but you can include in medical expenses the costs of buying, training, and maintaining a guide dog or other service animal to assist a visually impaired or hearing disabled person, or a person with other physical disabilities. |
Visual Alert System in the home | ![]() | You can include otheritems such as a special phone required for a hearing impaired person. |
Vitamins & dietary supplements | ![]() | |
Walkers | ![]() | |
Walking Aid Accessories | ![]() | |
Wart Removers | ![]() | |
Weight-Loss Program | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses amounts you pay to lose weight if it is a treatment for a specific disease diagnosed by a physician (such as obesity, hypertension, or heart disease). |
Wheelchair | ![]() | You can include in medical expenses the amounts you pay for a wheelchair used for the relief of a sickness or disability. The cost of operating and maintaining the wheelchair is also a medical expense. |
Wheelchair Accessories | ![]() | |
Wheelchair Belts & Straps | ![]() | |
Wheelchair Cushions/Seats | ![]() | |
Wheelchair Foot Rests | ![]() | |
Wheelchair Leg Rests | ![]() | |
Wheelchair Ramps & Lifts | ![]() | |
Wheelchairs | ![]() | |
Wigs | ![]() | You can include the cost of wigs for mental health conditions of individual who loses hair because of a disease. |
Witch Hazel | ![]() | |
Wound Dressings | ![]() | |
Wound, Burn & Skin Treatments | ![]() | |
Wrist & Hand Braces | ![]() | |
X-ray fees | ![]() | |
Yoga Mat | ![]() |
*Eligible expenses in an HRA will vary depending on plan design.
This list and any comments or descriptions are for general illustration purposes only and are not intended as tax advice or Plan guidance. Employer Plan terms can and do vary. IRS regulations, rulings and procedures change. Representations of third-party Service Providers are not those of Benfinity or Beneshop. Please consult your Plan, your Plan Administrator, your tax advisor, or refer to applicable IRS guidance, including IRS Publication 502, to determine your expense eligibility.