algia- refers to pain, so this term refers to pain in/of the cervical spine ( neck pain)
723.1 is cervicalgia, or neck pain. 784.0 is headache. 723.1 is cervicalgia, or neck pain. 784.0 is headache.
tell me what it means .is that what is wrong with me.
Cervicalgia means simply a pain in the neck. cervic- means neck and -algia means pain.Arthritis is the inflammation of a joint caused by various disorders and diseases. arthr- means joint and -itis means inflammation. Arthritis can be in any joint - your finger, hip, neck, knee, etc.Arthritis could cause cervicalgia if it is located in the spine at the level of the vertebrae in the neck. But, other things can also cause cervicalgia, such as trauma and whiplash, sprain or strain, stress and tension, etc. and not only arthritis.Cervicalgia would be the symptom, and arthritis would be one condition that could cause that symptom.
Cervic- can relate to the neck, as in cervicalgia. It can also relate to the uterine cervix, as in cervical cancer.
Cervical means pertaining to the neck. Cervicalgia means neck pain.
To code a headache, stiff neck, and fever due to meningitis, you would use the appropriate ICD-10 codes. For meningitis, you would typically use G00-G09 for central nervous system infections, specifying the type of meningitis (e.g., viral or bacterial). Additionally, you would code the symptoms using R51 for headache, M54.2 for cervicalgia (stiff neck), and R50 for fever. It's important to ensure that the primary diagnosis reflects the underlying condition (meningitis) while including the symptom codes as secondary diagnoses.
The word you are looking for is "cervical", such as a cervical collar for a sprained neck, or a cervical roll (a neck pillow). Also, "C1, C2, etc." as in cervical 1, etc., for the names of the upper spinal discs. Nuchal refers to the nape of the neck.