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Assign CPT codes and any appropriate modifiers to the following scenario:
Patient presented for excision of multiple lesions of the trunk, arm, and leg. Excision of a 2-cm lesion from the lower back was performed as well as excisions of lesions of the right upper arm and left lower leg-each were 2 cm in diameter. All wounds were repaired by simple closure.
The surgical path indicated that the back lesion was malignant, whereas both the arm and the leg lesions were benign.
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