The Alternate Sort Diagnosis Description is an abbreviated Diagnosis description used to search for a Diagnosis Code. Although you are not required to enter the Alternate/Sort Description during Diagnosis Maintenance you should enter one to provide another method for searching for the diagnosis. If this field is left blank, the Diagnosis Code and full Description are used instead.
Tip: Some reports use Alternate/Sort Description to sort and search for diagnoses.
Format: up to 10 characters