Agent Ford
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Does it matter if I correctly categorize medical expenses?

When applying for deductions based on medical expenses in TurboTax 2019 I'm prompted to enter dollar amounts for individual categories (prescriptions, medical professionals fees, medical facility fees, Lab and x-ray fees, & insurance premiums being those that are applicable in my circumstance).

 

My insurance's website only breaks down expenses as Medical, Prescription, and Dental. Tracking down the receipts is next to impossible due to them being almost all digital and spread among 4-5 different medical payment platforms. I'm not sure what amount to put in each category TurboTax is showing. Also, would you re-enter expenses that applied under both premiums and another category or only put such expenses in one section or the other? 

 

Sorry for such newbie questions, but this is the first year that I've ever had such tremendous medical expenses.