medical expense

[taxsafe9]

Can a single female include in medical expense the cost of egg freezing for tax refund in 2022?  Thanks.

[HelenC12]

Yes, egg freezing is a deductible medical expense. Per IRS Publication 505, page 8: Fertility Enhancement: You can include in medical expenses the cost of the following procedures performed on yourself, your spouse, or your dependent to overcome an inability to have children. 

• Procedures such as in vitro fertilization (including temporary storage of eggs or sperm). 
• Surgery, including an operation to reverse prior surgery that prevented the person operated on from having children

Remember, to get a tax benefit from your ,medical expense, the sum of all your itemized deductions, which also includes things like donations, mortgage, and property taxes, must exceed your standard deduction amount.