Exclusions

In general, TRICARE excludes services and supplies that aren’t medically or psychologically necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of a covered illness (including mental disorder), injury, or for the diagnosis and treatment of pregnancy or well-child care.

Additionally, all services and supplies (including inpatient institutional costs) related to a non-covered condition or treatment, or provided by an unauthorized provider, are excluded.

The following specific services are excluded under any circumstance. This list of exclusions isn’t all inclusive.

• Acupuncture
• Alterations to Living Space
• Alternative Treatments
• Assisted Living Facility Care
• Augmentation Mammoplasty
• Autopsy Services
• Aversion Therapy
• Camps
• Charges for Missed Appointments
• Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP)
• Cosmetic Drugs
• Domiciliary Care
• Dry Needling
• Dynamic Posturography
• Dyslexia Treatment
• Elective Psychotherapy and Mind Expansion Psychotherapy
• Elective Services or Supplies
• Elevators or Chair Lifts
• Exercise Equipment
• Exercise Programs
• Experimental Procedures
• Fluoride Preparations
• Gym Membership
• Homeopathic and Herbal Drugs
• Hospitalization for Medical or Surgical Error
• LASIK Surgery
• Learning Disorders
• Long Term Care
• Massage
• Medical Care from a Family Member
• Mental Health Exclusions
• Multivitamins and Megavitamins
• Mycotoxin Testing or Toxic Mold Testing
• Naturopathic Care
• Neurofeedback
• Nursing Homes
• Orthoptics
• Paternity Test
• Personal Items
• Postpartum Stay without a Medical Reason
• Private Hospital Rooms
• Psychiatric Treatment for Sexual Dysfunction
• Psychogenic Surgery
• Retirement Homes
• Safety Medical Supplies
• Sensory Integration Therapy
• Sexual Dysfunction or Inadequacy Treatment
• Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
• Therapeutic Absences from Inpatient Facility
• Uncovered Services and Supplies
• Unneccessary Diagnostic Tests
• Unnecessary Inpatient Stays
• Unproven Procedures
• Vision Therapy
• Vitamin D Screening