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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The correct CPT code for the procedure described (myringotomy with insertion of tube, bilateral) is 69436-50, and the appropriate ICD-10-CM code for recurrent acute otitis media with bilateral middle ear effusions is H65.196.

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