Tax Deductible Medical Expenses

Below is the list of tax deductible medical expenses as well as nondeductible medical expenses.

List of tax deductible medical expenses

• Insurance premiums:
  • medical
  • dental
  • long term care (limited)
  • Medicare Parts B and D
• Prescription medicines
• Medical service fees from doctors, dentists, surgeons and other medical practitioners.
• Medical exams and tests
• Medical mileage incurred for doctor's visits, medical clinic for treatment, to pick up medications etc (20 cents a mile) and parking and tolls
• other transportation expense such as bus or taxi
• Nurse for in home care or hospital care
• medical treatment for:
  • alcoholism
  • drug addiction
  • stop smoking programs including the cost of prescription drugs designed to alleviate nicotine withdrawal
• certain weight loss programs to treat disease diagnosed by physician including obesity
• medical aids such as eyeglasses, contacts, hearing aids, braces, crutches, wheelchairs, etc
• ambulance and emergency service charges

List of payments that are not tax deductible as medical expenses

• cosmetic surgery, unless medically necessary
• life insurance or income protection policies
• Medicare tax on wages
• Nursing care for healthy baby
• Medicine purchased without a prescription
• Travel the doctor advises for rest or a change
• teeth whitening
• any type of funeral or burial costs