Procedure Description: Under anesthesia via endotracheal intubation, the ears were inspected with the operating microscope. Anterior inferior quadrant myringotomy incisions were performed bilaterally. Armstrong tubes were inserted.
Diagnosis: Recurrent acute otitis media, bilateral middle ear effusions
Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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69436-50 is the correct CPT code for bilateral myringotomy with insertion of tympanostomy tubes. H65.196 is the correct ICD-10-CM code for recurrent acute otitis media, bilateral middle ear effusions.

Procedure Description: Under Anesthesia Via Endotracheal Intubation, the Ears Were