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)
Question: Which anesthesia code corresponds with a grafting procedure using a muscle flap from the latissimus dorsi muscle and placing that graft over a wound of the upper extremity? Answer: Following the guidelines for this type of graft, use CPT 15734, which crosswalks to anesthesia codes 00400, 00700, 00730, 00800 and 00820.