This postpartum screening test is based off the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and can help you check for common symptoms of PPD.

Medicare may cover a purified protein derivative (PPD) test. If you don’t have symptoms and haven’t experienced TB exposure, Medicare may class this as a screening, which it doesn’t cover.

Medicare may cover the costs of a purified protein derivative (PPD) test if a person has symptoms or has been exposed to tuberculosis (TB). If not, Medicare will likely deny coverage as it would ...