General information on Depakote ER (Divalproex). Depakote ER is an anticonvulsant agent. Exactly how the drug works is unknown. Depakote ER tablets should not be crushed or chewed and should be swallowed as a whole.
When reporting excision of skin lesions (11400-11646), in addition to other procedures at the same anatomic location during the same session, be on the lookout for the following bundling issues. Do not report in addition to lesion excision: Local anesthesia. Simple closures (12001-12018)
A dermatologist may excise a suspicious skin lesion from a patientâs ear for a pathologistâs review. The procedure code depends on the definitive diagnosis. The Common Procedural Terminology (CPT code) for the excision of a benign lesion is not the same for the CPT code that denotes the excision of a malignant lesion.