"they are considered employer contributions. "
Well, yes and no. The employer is apparently making the contribution, but the employer contribution is normally listed as the amount with code W in box 12 of the W-2. Your employer apparently does not want to add this amount to the code W (or maybe they don't know what it is).
So the way you could handle this is to go into the HSA interview (do a Search (upper right) for hsa (Mac users must look for hsa in the Topics list). Just enter hsa and hit Enter - ignore all the suggested search terms.)
In the HSA interview, you will see a screen that says, "Let's enter [name]'s HSA contributions". Please do NOT enter your wellness contributions here.
The next screen should ask if your employer told you about any other contributions. Ignore the comment about being from a previous year, and click on YES.
Three new lines are exposed. In the last line "Employer and payroll contributions not reported in box 12 of your W-2", enter the total of your wellness contributions. Continue and finish the HSA interview.
I believe this amount will be added to the code W amount and be placed on line 9 of your 8889. As dmertz has noted, there will be no change to your AGI or tax.
If you did what dmertz initially suggested (add the amount as Miscellaneous income and then enter it as a personal contribution on that first screen I referred to above), then the effect would be exactly the same, except that this wellness amount would appear on line 2 and not line 9 on the 8889.
I can't call either method as "better" because they both result in exactly the same outcome.
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