DEXA Scans in Birmingham, AL

Grandview Medical Center, at 3690 Grandview Parkway in Birmingham, AL, runs DEXA scans for the Birmingham area. Book through Dexascans.com to schedule your appointment.

$149 for a body composition scan, $199 for a bone density test, or $249 for the package that covers both plus visceral fat. Those are the prices booked through Dexascans.com, with no added fees. HSA and FSA payments are accepted.

Not for a body composition scan. You can book that directly. A bone density scan billed to insurance usually needs a physician's order, though if you pay cash for it, no referral is required either.

Often, yes, but only for bone density. If a physician orders the scan as medically necessary, insurance usually covers it. Body composition scans booked for fitness reasons are self-pay, starting at $149. HSA and FSA cards work for both.

Yes. A DEXA scan delivers roughly a tenth the radiation of a chest X-ray, less than you absorb from natural background sources in a normal day. Nothing touches you and nothing is injected. You lie still for 10-15 minutes.

Total and regional body fat percentage, how lean muscle is distributed across your arms, legs, and trunk, visceral fat around the organs, and bone mineral density. All of it from one 10-minute scan.

Budget about 30 minutes including check-in. The scan itself runs 10-15 minutes. Your results report arrives within 24 hours.

Nothing. Both stand for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. DXA is what clinicians write, DEXA is what most people say. Same test, same machine.