With the patient under general anesthesia, the ENT used a surgical microscope to perform a myringotomy to release pressure and a tympanoplasty to repair the perforated eardrum of a 6-year-old boy with chronic ear infections who stuck the end of his glasses in his ear. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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The correct CPT codes for a tympanoplasty (69631) and the use of a surgical microscope (69990) are included, along with the appropriate ICD-10-CM codes for the injury caused by the glasses (S09.20xA), other specified disorders of the ear (H93.8x9), indicating the chronic ear infections and complications. The -59 modifier on 69421 indicates a distinct procedural service.

With the Patient Under General Anesthesia, the ENT Used a Surgical