Examples of Eligible Section 125 Expenses

 

Below is a list of items that can be reimbursed through a full Flexible Spending Account.  The Over-The-Counter (OTC) drugs listed below can be reimbursed when they are purchased in reasonable quantities.  This list is not inclusive of all reimbursable items.

 

•  Acupuncture          

•  Adoption Medical Expenses (to the         extent incurred before adoption is          finalized)

•  Air Purifier (Prescribed)

•  Alcoholism - Inpatient Treatment

•  Allergy Medicine

•  Ambulance

•  Antacids

•  Artificial Limbs/Teeth

•  Band Aids/Bandages

•  Birth Control Pills

•  Braces

•  Braille - Books & Magazines

•  Calamine Lotion

•  Chiropractors

•  Co-insurance

•  Cold Medicine

•  Cold/Hot Packs for Injuries

•  Contact Lenses

•  Contact Lens Cleaning Solution

•  Contraceptives

•  Cough Drops

•  Crutches

•  Dental Treatments for Medical Care

•  Dentures

•  Diabetic Supplies

•  Diagnostic Services

•  Diaper Rash Ointments

•  Ear Plugs (Prescribed)

•  Eyeglasses, including Exam Fee

•  Fertility Treatments

•  First Aid Cream

•  First Aid Kits

•  Flu Shots

•  Guide Dog for Visually Impaired

•  Hearing Aids and Batteries

•  Hospital Services

•  Ibuprofen

•  Immunizations

•  Infertility Treatments

•  Insulin

•  Laboratory Fees

•  Laser Eye Surgery

•  Language Training for Disabled Child

•  Lead Base Paint Removal for              Children with Lead Poisoning

•  Medical Services

•  Massage Therapy (if Prescribed to Treat       a Specific Injury or Medical Condition)

•  Medical Testing Devices (Prescribed)

•  Medic Alert Bracelet (Prescribed)

•  Motion Sickness Pills

•  Nasal Sinus Sprays

•  Nasal Strips

•  Nicotine gum or patches for smoking            cessation

•  Nursing Services

•  Occlusal Guards to Prevent Teeth                Grinding

•  Operations

•  Orthodontia (Apportioned over Period of     

     Care)

•  Pain Relievers

•  Physical Exams (Not Employment-                Related)

•  Physical Therapy (for Medical Condition)

•  Pregnancy Test Kits

•  Prescribed Medicines (Purchased in the          United States )

•  Prescription Sunglasses

•  Psychiatric Care

•  Psychologist Fees

•  Reading Glasses

•  Refractive Surgery

•  Sinus Medications

•  Special Foods (If Prescribed to Treat a   

   Specific Illness, Can Deduct Amount

   Which Exceeds Cost of Commonly

   Available Version of Product)

•  Sterilization Fees

•  Surgical Fees

•  Telephone Equipment for Hearing                Impaired

•  Thermometers

•  Transplants

•  Transportation Expenses Primarily for    

   Rendition of Medical Service ($.24/Mile         and Parking Fees)

•  Vaccines

•  Viagra (Prescribed)

•  Visine and Similar Eye Products

•  Wart Remover Treatments

•  Wheelchair

•  Weight-Loss Programs (If Prescribed to  

    Treat a Medical Condition), excludes food

•  X-rays

 

**Cosmetic items are not reimbursable, except for amounts paid for surgery necessary to improve a deformity arising from a congenital abnormality, personal injury from an accident or trauma, or a disfiguring disease.   If this is the case, a physician's certification of the medical need will need to be attached to the claim for reimbursement.





 

 
     

 

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