I was hospitalized during 2016 and my insurance did not cover certain doctors expeneses totaling 550 dollars that are still outstanding due to my health are those cost de

[raecer27]

are those cost deductable?

[jerry2000 · Accepted solution]

No. You can not deduct medical costs that you did not pay. What is billed doesn't matter, what you owe doesn't matter. The only medical expense that you can deduct is what you actually paid out of your pocket.