The IRS has released the 2022 contribution limits for health savings accounts (HSAs), as well as the 2022 minimum deductible and maximum out-of-pocket amounts for high-deductible health plans (HDHPs). An HSA is a tax-advantaged account that’s paired with an HDHP. An HSA offers several valuable tax benefits:
- You may be able to make pre-tax contributions via payroll deduction through your employer, reducing your current income tax.
- If you make contributions on your own using after-tax dollars, they’re deductible from your federal income tax (and perhaps from your state income tax) whether you itemize or not.
- Contributions to your HSA, and any interest or earnings, grow tax deferred.
- Contributions and any earnings you withdraw will be tax-free if used to pay qualified medical expenses.
Here are the key tax numbers for 2021 and 2022.
Health Savings Accounts
| Annual contribution limit | 2021 | 2022 |
| Self-only coverage | $3,600 | $3,650 |
| Family coverage | $7,200 | $7,300 |
| High-deductible health plan: self-only coverage | 2021 | 2022 |
| Annual deductible: minimum | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| Annual out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid (other than for premiums) can’t exceed | $7,000 | $7,050 |
| High-deductible health plan: family coverage | 2021 | 2022 |
| Annual deductible: minimum | $2,800 | $2,800 |
| Annual out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid (other than for premiums) can’t exceed | $14,000 | $14,100 |
| Catch-up contributions | 2021 | 2022 |
| Annual catch-up contribution limit for individuals age 55 or older | $1,000 | $1,000 |
Source: IRS, Revenue Procedure 2020-32 and Revenue Procedure 2021-25
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