J09
Header — not billableInfluenza due to certain identified influenza viruses
The ICD-10 code for influenza due to certain identified influenza viruses is J09.
J09 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 1 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under J09
Related codes in this category
- J10Influenza due to other identified influenza virusnon-billable header
- J11Influenza due to unidentified influenza virusnon-billable header
- J12Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- J13Pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae
- J14Pneumonia due to Hemophilus influenzae
- J15Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- J16Pneumonia due to other infectious organisms, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- J17Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere
- J18Pneumonia, unspecified organismnon-billable header
- J09Influenza due to certain identified influenza virusesnon-billable header