The patient underwent partial excision of the posterior C7 and L1 and L2 vertebrae to remove intrinsic bony lesions. Two surgeons worked simultaneously as primary surgeons to remove the lesions. Surgeon A removed the lesion at C7, and surgeon B removed the lesions at L1 and L2. Code the services of surgeon B with the appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT code(s):

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Surgeon B worked on the L1 and L2 vertebrae, so codes 22102-62 (primary procedure on L1 with modifier -62 indicating two surgeons) and 22103-62 (each additional segment with modifier -62) are appropriate. M84.88 is the correct ICD-10-CM code for "Other disorders of continuity of bone, vertebrae," which matches the description of removing intrinsic bony lesions from vertebrae.

The Patient Underwent Partial Excision of the Posterior C7 and L1