Refer to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines I.C.10.c which states: Code only ________ cases of influenza due to certain identified influenza viruses (category J09), and due to other identified influenza virus (category J10).

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The guideline states to code only confirmed cases of influenza due to identified influenza viruses, meaning cases that have been definitively diagnosed through laboratory testing. Recurrent, refuted, or long-term cases do not necessarily imply a confirmed diagnosis of influenza due to a specific virus, so those choices are not appropriate.