topic What medical devices can I claim on my 2023 taxes in Deductions & credits

What medical devices can I claim on my 2023 taxes

aenperdue — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:13:20 GMT

Had to purchase a wheelchair, walker and various other items due to a heart and kidney condition

Re: What medical devices can I claim on my 2023 taxes

ee-ea — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:25:47 GMT

Medical expenses are the costs of diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, and for the purpose of affecting any part or function of the body. These expenses include payments for legal medical services rendered by physicians, surgeons, dentists, and other medical practitioners. They include the costs of equipment, supplies, prescription drugs and diagnostic devices needed for these purposes. Also included is needed travel costs. They include the costs of insurance and deductibles paid by the taxpayer that pays for medical expenses. To be a part of itemized deductions the out of pocket medical expenses must be more than 7.5% of adjusted gross income.

Re: What medical devices can I claim on my 2023 taxes

rjs — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 01:35:54 GMT

The wheelchair and walker are deductible medical expenses. As for "various other items," it depends on what the items are. Many medical devices and supplies are deductible, but there is no fixed list of items that are deductible. You might find IRS Publication 502, Medical and Dental Expenses, helpful. It describes many items that are or are not deductible as medical expenses.

Only medical expenses in excess of 7.5% of your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) are deductible. (In TurboTax enter the full amount that you paid. TurboTax will subtract 7.5% of your AGI from the total.) In addition, medical expenses are an itemized deduction. They will not reduce your tax or increase your refund unless your total itemized deductions are more than your standard deduction.