16 Years of Experience
Accepting patients
Who is Dr. Caterson, Plastic Surgeon in Wilmington, DE?
Dr. Edward Caterson, MD, PHD is a Plastic Surgeon, who primarily practices in Wilmington, DE. He has been practicing for over 16 years and is board certified. Dr. Caterson completed his residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Caterson is fluent in English, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Caterson’s practice accepts Cigna, Medicaid, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Caterson’s office.
What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Caterson?
Dr. Edward Caterson, MD, PHD is a highly-rated, board-certified Plastic Surgeon known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions or procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Caterson empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Craniofacial Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Telemedicine, or comprehensive wellness support. Serving the Wilmington/DE community, Dr. Caterson is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.
Where did Dr. Caterson go to medical school and complete their residency?
Fellowship: New York University Medical Center, Fellow:Plastic Surgery
Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Medical College
Is Dr. Caterson board certified as a Plastic Surgeon?
Yes, Dr. Edward Caterson, MD, PHD is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery
What languages does Dr. Caterson speak?
Dr. Caterson and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
English
What conditions does Dr. Caterson treat?
As a Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Caterson diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Caterson. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.
Also known as:
- Cleft Palate with Unilateral Cleft Lip
- Cleft Palate
- Unilateral Cleft Lip
- Cleft Lip and Palate
- Cleft Lip & Palate
- One-sided Cleft Lip and Palate
- Single Cleft Lip and Palate
- Unilateral Lip and Palate Cleft
- Split Palate
- Palatoschisis
- Roof of Mouth Cleft
- One-sided Cleft Lip
- Single Cleft Lip
- Cleft Lip on One Side
ICD-10 Codes:
- Q379: Unspecified cleft palate with unilateral cleft lip
- Q359: Cleft palate, unspecified
- Q369: Cleft lip, unilateral
Also known as:
- Nose and Sinus Disorder
- Nose Injuries and Disorder
- Nasal problems
- Sinus problems
- Nose and sinus conditions
ICD-10 Codes:
- J3489: Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses
Also known as:
- Skin Scarring and Fibrosis
- Skin Condition
- Scar Tissue
- Fibrotic Skin
- Excessive Scarring
ICD-10 Codes:
- L905: Scar conditions and fibrosis of skin
Also known as:
- Peripheral Vascular Malformation
- Birth Defects
- Blood Vessel Birth Defect
- Vascular Anomaly
- Limb Vascular Defect
ICD-10 Codes:
- Q279: Congenital malformation of peripheral vascular system, unspecified
Also known as:
- Scars
- Hypertrophic Scarring
- Keloid Scars
- Scar Tissue
ICD-10 Codes:
- L910: Hypertrophic scar
What procedures does Dr. Caterson perform?
As a Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Caterson performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Caterson. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.
Also known as:
- Facial Wound Repair
- Intermediate Wound Repair (Body)
- Complex Wound Repair (Face, Neck, Hands, Feet)
- Intermediate Face/Head Wound Repair (2.6-5.0 cm)
- Complex Wound Repair (Scalp, Arms, Legs)
- Wounds and Injuries
- Stitches for facial cut
- Intermediate wound closure
- Repair of facial laceration
- Laceration Repair (Body)
- Surgical Wound Closure (Trunk/Limbs)
- Deep Wound Stitching (Body)
- Extensive Facial Laceration Repair
- Deep Wound Closure (Sensitive Areas)
- Complex Repair of Hand/Foot Wound
- Facial Laceration Repair
- Head Wound Stitching
- Complex Facial Cut Repair
- Deep Wound Repair (Extremities)
- Surgical Closure of Complex Wound
- Advanced Wound Stitching
CPT Codes:
- 12051: Repair, intermediate, wounds of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips and/or mucous membranes; 2.5 cm or less
- 12032: Repair, intermediate, wounds of scalp, axillae, trunk and/or extremities (excluding hands and feet); 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm
- 13132: Repair, complex, forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands and/or feet; 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm
- 12052: Repair, intermediate, wounds of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips and/or mucous membranes; 2.6 cm to 5.0 cm
- 13121: Repair, complex, scalp, arms, and/or legs; 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm
Also known as:
- Facial Tissue Transfer (Eyelids, Nose, Ears, Lips)
- Local Flap Surgery
- Adjacent Tissue Rearrangement
- Facial Reconstruction
CPT Codes:
- 14060: Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, eyelids, nose, ears and/or lips; defect 10 sq cm or less
Also known as:
- Large Benign Skin Lesion Removal
- Small Benign Lesion Removal (Head/Extremities)
- Benign Skin Growth Excision
- Skin Tumor Removal (Benign)
- Large Skin Lesion Biopsy
- Benign Growth Excision (Scalp/Neck)
- Hand/Foot Lesion Removal
- Genital Lesion Excision
CPT Codes:
- 11406: Excision, benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), trunk, arms or legs; excised diameter over 4.0 cm
- 11422: Excision, benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; excised diameter 1.1 to 2.0 cm
Also known as:
- Large Benign Lesion Removal (Face/Head)
- Removal of Benign Facial Lesion (0.6-1.0 cm)
- Removal of Benign Lesion on Face/Ears/Eyelids/Nose/Lips (3.1-4.0 cm)
- Facial Lesion Excision
- Ear Lesion Removal
- Lip Lesion Surgery
- Benign Growth Removal (Face)
- Facial Skin Growth Excision
- Benign Lesion Removal (Face)
- Eyelid Lesion Excision
- Lip Lesion Removal
- Benign Skin Growth Removal (Face)
- Eyelid Lesion Surgery
CPT Codes:
- 11446: Excision, other benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, mucous membrane; excised diameter over 4.0 cm
- 11441: Excision, other benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, mucous membrane; excised diameter 0.6 to 1.0 cm
- 11444: Excision, other benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, mucous membrane; excised diameter 3.1 to 4.0 cm
Also known as:
- Benign Facial Lesion Removal (1.1-2.0 cm)
- Facial mole removal
- Eyelid lesion excision
- Lip lesion removal
- Benign growth removal from face
CPT Codes:
- 11442: Excision, other benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, mucous membrane; excised diameter 1.1 to 2.0 cm
Also known as:
- Complex Wound Repair on Torso (2.6-7.5 cm)
- Complex Skin Repair (Face, Neck, Hands, Feet)
- Trunk Wound Closure (Complex)
- Deep Torso Laceration Repair
- Complex Body Wound Stitching
- Complex Laceration Repair
- Deep Wound Closure
- Surgical Skin Repair
CPT Codes:
- 13101: Repair, complex, trunk; 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm
- 13131: Repair, complex, forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands and/or feet; 1.1 cm to 2.5 cm
Also known as:
- Skin Flap Surgery
- Tissue Transfer
- Local Flap Reconstruction
- Adjacent Tissue Rearrangement
CPT Codes:
- 14040: Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands and/or feet; defect 10 sq cm or less
Also known as:
- Benign Lesion Removal (Face/Head)
- Facial Lesion Excision
- Skin Growth Removal
- Benign Tumor Excision
- Head/Neck Lesion Surgery
CPT Codes:
- 11443: Excision, other benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, mucous membrane; excised diameter 2.1 to 3.0 cm
Also known as:
- Injection for Skin Lesions (Up to 7)
- Intralesional Injection
- Lesion Injection Therapy
- Steroid Injection for Skin Bumps
CPT Codes:
- 11900: Injection, intralesional; up to and including 7 lesions
Also known as:
- Derma-Fat-Fascia Graft
- Skin fat fascia graft
- Composite tissue graft
- Autologous fat graft
- Soft tissue graft
CPT Codes:
- 15770: Graft; derma-fat-fascia
Also known as:
- Nose Tip Surgery for Cleft Lip/Palate Deformity
- Nasal Turbinate Fracture
- Deviated Septum Repair
- Nose Surgery for Cleft Lip/Palate Deformity
- Turbinate Reduction Surgery
- Nasal Airway Narrowing Repair
- Nose Job with Septum Repair
- Cleft Lip Rhinoplasty (Tip)
- Nasal Tip Reconstruction
- Columellar Lengthening (Nose)
- Therapeutic Nasal Turbinate Fracture
- Nose Bone Fracture (Turbinate)
- Inferior Turbinate Outfracture
- Septoplasty
- Nasal Septum Surgery
- Submucous Resection of Septum
- Nose Septum Straightening
- Cleft Lip Rhinoplasty
- Nasal Reconstruction Cleft Palate
- Columellar Lengthening
- Nasal Turbinate Ablation
- Inferior Turbinate Reduction
- Radiofrequency Turbinate Reduction
- Nasal Vestibular Stenosis Repair
- Nose Breathing Improvement Surgery
- Spreader Grafting (Nose)
- Lateral Nasal Wall Reconstruction
- Primary Rhinoplasty
- Septorhinoplasty
- Nasal Reshaping
- Cosmetic Nose Surgery
CPT Codes:
- 30460: Rhinoplasty for nasal deformity secondary to congenital cleft lip and/or palate, including columellar lengthening; tip only
- 30930: Fracture nasal inferior turbinate(s), therapeutic
- 30520: Septoplasty or submucous resection, with or without cartilage scoring, contouring or replacement with graft
- 30462: Rhinoplasty for nasal deformity secondary to congenital cleft lip and/or palate, including columellar lengthening; tip, septum, osteotomies
- 30802: Ablation, soft tissue of inferior turbinates, unilateral or bilateral, any method (eg, electrocautery, radiofrequency ablation, or tissue volume reduction); intramural (ie, submucosal)
- 30465: Repair of nasal vestibular stenosis (eg, spreader grafting, lateral nasal wall reconstruction)
- 30420: Rhinoplasty, primary; including major septal repair
Also known as:
- Nasal Turbinate Reduction Surgery
- Inferior Turbinate Resection
- Turbinate Reduction
- Nasal Airway Surgery
CPT Codes:
- 30140: Submucous resection inferior turbinate, partial or complete, any method
Also known as:
- Nasal Septum Cartilage Graft
- Rib Cartilage Graft to Face
- Nose Cartilage Graft
- Septal Cartilage Repair
- Nasal Reconstruction with Cartilage
- Autogenous Rib Cartilage Graft
- Facial Cartilage Reconstruction
- Nose Reshaping with Rib Cartilage
CPT Codes:
- 20912: Cartilage graft; nasal septum
- 21230: Graft; rib cartilage, autogenous, to face, chin, nose or ear (includes obtaining graft)
Also known as:
- Closed Nose Bone Fracture Repair with Stabilization
- Nasal Bone Reduction
- Broken Nose Repair (Closed)
- Nose Fracture Manipulation
CPT Codes:
- 21320: Closed treatment of nasal bone fracture with manipulation; with stabilization
Also known as:
- Removal of Deep Surgical Implant
- Hardware Removal Surgery
- Buried Implant Extraction
- Orthopedic Implant Removal
CPT Codes:
- 20680: Removal of implant; deep (eg, buried wire, pin, screw, metal band, nail, rod or plate)
Also known as:
- Large Tumor Removal from Face or Scalp
- Face Tumor Excision
- Scalp Tumor Removal (Deep)
- Soft Tissue Tumor Surgery (Face/Scalp)
- Subfascial Tumor Excision
CPT Codes:
- 21014: Excision, tumor, soft tissue of face and scalp, subfascial (eg, subgaleal, intramuscular); 2 cm or greater
Also known as:
- Soft Tissue Tumor Removal (Face/Scalp, under 2 cm)
- Facial Soft Tissue Excision
- Scalp Tumor Removal
- Subfascial Tumor Excision
CPT Codes:
- 21013: Excision, tumor, soft tissue of face and scalp, subfascial (eg, subgaleal, intramuscular); less than 2 cm
Also known as:
- Bilateral Cleft Lip and Nose Repair (Stage 1)
- Primary Cleft Lip and Nose Repair
- Secondary Cleft Lip and Nose Repair
- Cleft Lip Reconstruction
- Bilateral Cleft Lip Surgery
- Nasal Deformity Repair Cleft Lip
- Cleft Lip Surgery
- Nasal Deformity Repair (Cleft Lip)
- Unilateral Cleft Lip Correction
- Cleft lip revision surgery
- Nasal deformity repair after cleft lip
- Re-closure of cleft lip
CPT Codes:
- 40702: Plastic repair of cleft lip/nasal deformity; primary bilateral, 1 of 2 stages
- 40700: Plastic repair of cleft lip/nasal deformity; primary, partial or complete, unilateral
- 40720: Plastic repair of cleft lip/nasal deformity; secondary, by recreation of defect and reclosure
Also known as:
- Removal of Branchial Cleft Cyst
- Branchial Cyst Excision
- Neck Cyst Surgery
- Congenital Neck Lump Removal
- Branchial Vestige Removal
CPT Codes:
- 42810: Excision branchial cleft cyst or vestige, confined to skin and subcutaneous tissues
Also known as:
- Cleft Palate Repair (Soft Tissue)
- Palatoplasty
- Soft Palate Repair
- Alveolar Ridge Closure
CPT Codes:
- 42205: Palatoplasty for cleft palate, with closure of alveolar ridge; soft tissue only
Also known as:
- Swallowing Function Test
- Dysphagia Tests
- Dysphagia Evaluation
- Oral Swallowing Assessment
- Pharyngeal Swallowing Test
- Swallowing Study
CPT Codes:
- 92610: Evaluation of oral and pharyngeal swallowing function
Also known as:
- Swallowing Therapy
- Dysphagia Treatment
- Feeding Therapy
- Oral Function Therapy
CPT Codes:
- 92526: Treatment of swallowing dysfunction and/or oral function for feeding
Also known as:
- Facial Muscle Injection for Spasms (One Side)
- Botox for facial spasms
- Facial nerve chemodenervation
- Blepharospasm treatment
- Hemifacial spasm injection
CPT Codes:
- 64612: Chemodenervation of muscle(s); muscle(s) innervated by facial nerve, unilateral (eg, for blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm)
Does Dr. Caterson accept my insurance?
Dr. Caterson accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. Caterson accept in Wilmington, DE?
Dr. Caterson in Wilmington, DE accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.
Top Insurances
All Other Third Party
Centene
CVS Health (formerly Aetna)
Express Scripts
Highmark Inc.
Independence Blue Cross
Medicaid
MedImpact
State of Maryland
UnitedHealthcare
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Where is Dr. Caterson's office located?
What is Dr. Caterson's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Caterson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1750452884.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Caterson?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Caterson
What is Dr. Edward Caterson's specialty?
Dr. Caterson is a Plastic Surgeon near Wilmington, DE. A plastic surgeon specializes in repairing, reconstructing, or replacing physical defects involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial structures, hands, extremities, breasts, trunk, and external genitalia. Cosmetic surgery is a key aspect of this specialty, where surgeons apply aesthetic principles to enhance appearance and optimize reconstructive outcomes, addressing both normal structures and those requiring reconstruction. Contact Dr. Caterson to book an appointment today.
Is this Dr. Edward Caterson affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?
No, Caterson is not affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital, but is affiliated with the following hospitals: Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals
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Is Edward Caterson accepting new patients in Wilmington, DE?
Yes, Dr. Edward Caterson is accepting new patients at this time.
Does Dr. Edward Caterson offer online booking?
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How can I make an appointment with Edward Caterson?
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Which board certifications does Dr. Edward Caterson have?
Dr. Edward Caterson is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
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1600 Rockland Rd
Wilmington, DE 19803