23 Years of Experience
Accepting patients
Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital
Who is Dr. Godek, Plastic Surgeon in Toms River, NJ?
Dr. Christopher Godek, MD is a Plastic Surgeon, who primarily practices in Toms River, NJ. He has been practicing for over 23 years and is board certified. Dr. Godek completed his residency at University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and American Medical Association. Dr. Godek is fluent in English, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Godek’s practice accepts Medicare, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Godek’s office at (732) 281-1988.
What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Godek?
Dr. Christopher Godek, MD 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. Godek empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Breast Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery-Face & Body, Liposuction & Body Contouring, Rhinoplasty, or comprehensive wellness support. Serving the Toms River/NJ community, Dr. Godek is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.
Where did Dr. Godek go to medical school and complete their residency?
Residency: University of Pennsylvania | University Of Pennsylvania
Is Dr. Godek board certified as a Plastic Surgeon?
Yes, Dr. Christopher Godek, MD is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery since 2003
What languages does Dr. Godek speak?
Dr. Godek and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
English
What conditions does Dr. Godek treat?
As a Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Godek 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. Godek. 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:
- Bone, Soft Tissue, or Skin Growth of Unknown Type
- Bone Disease
- Skin Condition
- Bone tumor of unknown nature
- Skin lesion of unknown type
- Soft tissue mass of unknown behavior
ICD-10 Codes:
- D492: Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of bone, soft tissue, and skin
Also known as:
- Trunk Lump or Swelling
- Body Mass
- Torso Lump
- Trunk Nodule
ICD-10 Codes:
- R222: Localized swelling, mass and lump, trunk
Also known as:
- Soft Tissue Tumor of Uncertain Behavior
- Connective Tissue Disorder
- Connective Tissue Neoplasm
- Soft Tissue Growth
- Uncertain Soft Tissue Mass
ICD-10 Codes:
- D481: Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of connective and other soft tissue
Also known as:
- Epidermal Cyst
- Skin Condition
- Sebaceous Cyst
- Keratin Cyst
- Epidermoid Cyst
ICD-10 Codes:
- L720: Epidermal cyst
Also known as:
- Personal History of Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Past breast cancer
- Previous mammary malignancy
- History of breast tumor
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z853: Personal history of malignant neoplasm of breast
Also known as:
- Scars
- Hypertrophic Scarring
- Keloid Scars
- Scar Tissue
ICD-10 Codes:
- L910: Hypertrophic scar
Also known as:
- Heat Rash
- Rashes
- Sweat
- Prickly heat
- Sweat rash
- Miliaria profunda
ICD-10 Codes:
- L740: Miliaria rubra
What procedures does Dr. Godek perform?
As a Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Godek 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. Godek. 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:
- Muscle or Skin Flap Surgery (Trunk)
- Head and Neck Muscle Flap Surgery
- Myocutaneous Flap (Body)
- Fasciocutaneous Flap (Trunk)
- Tissue Flap Reconstruction (Torso)
- Myocutaneous Flap
- Fasciocutaneous Flap
- Head and Neck Reconstruction
- Vascular Pedicle Flap
CPT Codes:
- 15734: Muscle, myocutaneous, or fasciocutaneous flap; trunk
- 15733: Muscle, myocutaneous, or fasciocutaneous flap; head and neck with named vascular pedicle (ie, buccinators, genioglossus, temporalis, masseter, sternocleidomastoid, levator scapulae)
Also known as:
- Wound or Burn Site Preparation for Graft
- Surgery
- Surgical Wound Debridement
- Burn Eschar Excision
- Scar Contracture Release
- Recipient Site Preparation
CPT Codes:
- 15002: Surgical preparation or creation of recipient site by excision of open wounds, burn eschar, or scar (including subcutaneous tissues), or incisional release of scar contracture, trunk, arms, legs; first 100 sq cm or 1% of body area of infants and children
Also known as:
- Wound Debridement
- Surgical Wound Cleaning
- Tissue Removal from Wound
- Dead Tissue Removal
CPT Codes:
- 11042: Debridement, subcutaneous tissue (includes epidermis and dermis, if performed); first 20 sq cm or less
Also known as:
- Surgical Preparation for Skin Graft (Infants/Children)
- Surgery
- Wound Debridement for Graft
- Burn Scar Release Surgery
- Recipient Site Preparation for Skin Repair
CPT Codes:
- 15004: Surgical preparation or creation of recipient site by excision of open wounds, burn eschar, or scar (including subcutaneous tissues), or incisional release of scar contracture, face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet and/or multiple digits; first 100 sq cm or 1% of body area of infants and children
Also known as:
- Complex Trunk Wound Repair (Additional)
- Intermediate Face/Head Wound Repair (2.6-5.0 cm)
- Complex Wound Repair (Face, Neck, Hands, Feet)
- Wounds and Injuries
- Complex Body Wound Repair
- Trunk Laceration Repair
- Deep Wound Closure (Trunk)
- Facial Laceration Repair
- Head Wound Stitching
- Complex Facial Cut Repair
- Extensive Facial Laceration Repair
- Deep Wound Closure (Sensitive Areas)
- Complex Repair of Hand/Foot Wound
CPT Codes:
- 13102: Repair, complex, trunk; each additional 5 cm or less (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
- 12052: Repair, intermediate, wounds of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips and/or mucous membranes; 2.6 cm to 5.0 cm
- 13132: Repair, complex, forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands and/or feet; 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm
Also known as:
- Removal of Benign Facial Lesion (0.6-1.0 cm)
- Removal of Benign Skin Lesion
- Small Benign Lesion Removal (Face/Ears/Eyelids/Nose/Lips)
- Facial Skin Growth Excision
- Benign Lesion Removal (Face)
- Eyelid Lesion Excision
- Lip Lesion Removal
- Benign Skin Growth Excision
- Skin Lesion Removal Surgery
- Excision of Non-Cancerous Skin Lesion
- Facial Lesion Excision
- Ear Lesion Removal
- Eyelid Lesion Surgery
CPT Codes:
- 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
- 11401: Excision, benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), trunk, arms or legs; excised diameter 0.6 to 1.0 cm
- 11440: Excision, other benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, mucous membrane; excised diameter 0.5 cm or less
Also known as:
- Complex Wound Repair on Torso (2.6-7.5 cm)
- Trunk Wound Closure (Complex)
- Deep Torso Laceration Repair
- Complex Body Wound Stitching
CPT Codes:
- 13101: Repair, complex, trunk; 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm
Also known as:
- Surgical Preparation for Skin Graft (Additional Area)
- Surgery
- Wound Bed Preparation
- Burn Eschar Excision
- Scar Contracture Release
- Recipient Site Creation
CPT Codes:
- 15003: Surgical preparation or creation of recipient site by excision of open wounds, burn eschar, or scar (including subcutaneous tissues), or incisional release of scar contracture, trunk, arms, legs; each additional 100 sq cm, or part thereof, or each additional 1% of body area of infants and children (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
Also known as:
- Skin Cleaning for Infection/Rash
- Eczema Debridement
- Infected Skin Debridement
- Wound Cleaning
CPT Codes:
- 11000: Debridement of extensive eczematous or infected skin; up to 10% of body surface
Also known as:
- Acne Surgery
- Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery
- Milia Removal
- Comedone Extraction
- Cyst Drainage
- Pustule Removal
CPT Codes:
- 10040: Acne surgery (eg, marsupialization, opening or removal of multiple milia, comedones, cysts, pustules)
Also known as:
- Additional Fat Transfer (Body, Breasts, Scalp)
- Autologous Fat Grafting (Body)
- Autologous Fat Injection
- Liposuction Fat Grafting
- Body Fat Transfer
- Fat Transfer
- Liposuction with Fat Injection
- Body Fat Graft
CPT Codes:
- 15772: Grafting of autologous fat harvested by liposuction technique to trunk, breasts, scalp, arms, and/or legs; each additional 50 cc injectate, or part thereof (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
- 15771: Grafting of autologous fat harvested by liposuction technique to trunk, breasts, scalp, arms, and/or legs; 50 cc or less injectate
Also known as:
- Midface Flap Reconstruction
- Zygomaticofacial Flap
- Cheek Flap Surgery
- Midface Tissue Transfer
CPT Codes:
- 15730: Midface flap (ie, zygomaticofacial flap) with preservation of vascular pedicle(s)
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:
- Skin Flap Surgery (Medium)
- Tissue Rearrangement Surgery
- Local Flap Surgery
- Skin Graft (Adjacent Tissue)
CPT Codes:
- 14301: Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, any area; defect 30.1 sq cm to 60.0 sq cm
Also known as:
- Removal of Soft Tissue Tumor (Neck/Chest)
- Small Tumor Removal from Neck or Chest
- Small Abdominal Wall Tumor Removal
- Neck Tumor Excision
- Chest Wall Tumor Removal
- Soft Tissue Mass Excision
- Subcutaneous Tumor Excision
- Soft Tissue Tumor Removal
- Neck Lump Removal
- Chest Wall Tumor Excision
- Abdominal Soft Tissue Tumor Excision
- Intramuscular Abdominal Tumor Removal
- Abdominal Wall Mass Excision
CPT Codes:
- 21556: Excision, tumor, soft tissue of neck or anterior thorax, subfascial (eg, intramuscular); less than 5 cm
- 21555: Excision, tumor, soft tissue of neck or anterior thorax, subcutaneous; less than 3 cm
- 22900: Excision, tumor, soft tissue of abdominal wall, subfascial (eg, intramuscular); less than 5 cm
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:
- Small Soft Tissue Tumor Removal (Face/Scalp)
- Removal of Large Neck or Chest Tumor
- Subcutaneous Tumor Excision
- Facial Lump Removal
- Scalp Tumor Surgery
- Excision of subcutaneous tumor
- Neck mass removal
- Chest wall tumor surgery
CPT Codes:
- 21011: Excision, tumor, soft tissue of face or scalp, subcutaneous; less than 2 cm
- 21552: Excision, tumor, soft tissue of neck or anterior thorax, subcutaneous; 3 cm or greater
Also known as:
- Nasal Septum Cartilage Graft
- Nose Cartilage Graft
- Septal Cartilage Repair
- Nasal Reconstruction with Cartilage
CPT Codes:
- 20912: Cartilage graft; nasal septum
Also known as:
- Large Soft Tissue Tumor Removal (Neck/Chest)
- Neck soft tissue tumor removal
- Chest wall tumor excision
- Subfascial tumor removal
- Large intramuscular tumor surgery
CPT Codes:
- 21554: Excision, tumor, soft tissue of neck or anterior thorax, subfascial (eg, intramuscular); 5 cm or greater
Also known as:
- Trigeminal Nerve Block
- Trigeminal Nerve Injection
- Facial Nerve Block
- Ophthalmic Nerve Block
- Maxillary Nerve Block
CPT Codes:
- 64400: Injection(s), anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid; trigeminal nerve, each branch (ie, ophthalmic, maxillary, mandibular)
Also known as:
- Intercostal Nerve Block
- Rib nerve injection
- Chest wall nerve block
- Intercostal pain injection
CPT Codes:
- 64420: Injection(s), anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid; intercostal nerve, single level
Also known as:
- Intercostal Nerve Block (Additional Level)
- Rib Nerve Block
- Chest Wall Nerve Injection
- Intercostal Pain Injection
- Thoracic Nerve Block
CPT Codes:
- 64421: Injection(s), anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid; intercostal nerve, each additional level (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
Also known as:
- Turbinate Reduction Surgery
- Deviated Septum Repair
- Nasal Airway Narrowing Repair
- Nasal Turbinate Ablation
- Inferior Turbinate Reduction
- Radiofrequency Turbinate Reduction
- Septoplasty
- Nasal Septum Surgery
- Submucous Resection of Septum
- Nose Septum Straightening
- Nasal Vestibular Stenosis Repair
- Nose Breathing Improvement Surgery
- Spreader Grafting (Nose)
- Lateral Nasal Wall Reconstruction
CPT Codes:
- 30802: Ablation, soft tissue of inferior turbinates, unilateral or bilateral, any method (eg, electrocautery, radiofrequency ablation, or tissue volume reduction); intramural (ie, submucosal)
- 30520: Septoplasty or submucous resection, with or without cartilage scoring, contouring or replacement with graft
- 30465: Repair of nasal vestibular stenosis (eg, spreader grafting, lateral nasal wall reconstruction)
Does Dr. Godek accept my insurance?
Dr. Godek accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (732) 281-1988 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. Godek accept in Toms River, NJ?
Dr. Godek in Toms River, NJ accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.
Top Insurances
Braven Health
CMS
CVS Health (formerly Aetna)
Express Scripts
Horizon BlueCross BlueShield
Medicare
State of Tennessee
UnitedHealthcare
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Where is Dr. Godek's office located?
Dr. Christopher Godek's Primary Practice
1430 Hooper Ave Ste 204
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 281-1988
Recognitions
Memberships & Associations
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Member
2005
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Member
1997
American Medical Association
Member
1989
What is Dr. Godek's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Godek's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1558300889.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Godek?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Godek
What is Dr. Christopher Godek's specialty?
Dr. Godek is a Plastic Surgeon near Toms River, NJ. 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. Godek to book an appointment today.
Is this Dr. Christopher Godek affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?
Yes, Dr. Godek is affiliated with Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center which are a Castle Connolly Top Hospitals. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They 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 Christopher Godek accepting new patients in Toms River, NJ?
Yes, Dr. Christopher Godek is accepting new patients at this time.
Does Dr. Christopher Godek offer online booking?
Please contact Dr. Godek's office at (732) 281-1988 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.
How can I make an appointment with Christopher Godek?
Please contact Dr. Godek's office at (732) 281-1988 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.
Which board certifications does Dr. Christopher Godek have?
Dr. Christopher Godek is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
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