Blood Storage

A health care professional must provide evidence of medical necessity for the cost of blood storage to be an eligible medical expense. Include evidence of medical necessity by providing a Letter of Medical Necessity (LMN) that specifically identifies the recommendation and expense is for treatment of a medical condition with the request for reimbursement. Storage fees should not exceed six months.
Note: As long as a medical condition is present, the cost to store blood would be an eligible medical expense. This included the cost of collecting, freezing and storing umbilical cord blood.