When reporting exploration of penetrating wounds due to traumatic injury that affected both upper extremities

When reporting exploration of penetrating wounds due to traumatic injury that affected both upper extremities (20103), would it be appropriate to append modifier 50 if performed on both right and left upper extremities (UEs), or would the code be reported twice with different modifiers for each extremity?

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CPT Knowledgebase - Sep 28, 2023