I had surgery last year. Do I need to separate the bills or can I just enter the total amount of the bills?

[LinaJ2018 · Accepted solution]

If they are all medical-related, you can enter the total amount of all the bills.  Do keep the separate bills for records for any possible inquiry or correspondence from the IRS. 

To enter your medical expenses in TurboTax online program, go to:

After sign into your account and select Pick up where you left off

At the right upper corner, in the search box, type in schedule A, and Enter

On-screen, Did you spend more than $$$ on medical expenses in 2019? answer the question and continue to proceed.

Please note that you are only allowed to deduct medical expenses which are above and beyond 7.5% of your Adjusted Gross Income AGI.  Also, you need to itemize to benefit from the medical expense deduction. Until the sum of all your itemizable deductions exceeds your standard deduction amount, your refund won't change.