DEXA Scans in Flagstaff, AZ

Flagstaff has two verified network clinics, both in the medical district just north of downtown: Northern Arizona Radiology at 77 W. Forest Ave, beside the Flagstaff Medical Center campus, and SimonMed Flagstaff at 1000 N. Humphreys, Suite 100, reachable at (928) 223-0200. Text or call (786) 420-6630 and we'll match you with the closer scanner and a time that fits your training week.

Booked through Dexascans.com, a comprehensive body composition scan starts at $149. A bone density test is $199, and the complete health package — body composition, bone density, and visceral fat assessment — is $249. HSA and FSA payments are accepted, and self-pay pricing is often well below what hospital imaging departments charge for comparable scans.

Not for body composition — you can book that scan directly, no paperwork required. A bone density DEXA billed to insurance for osteoporosis screening usually does need a physician's order, the same way it works for patients referred through Northern Arizona Healthcare. If you'd rather skip the referral, self-pay bone density scans are available at $199.

Often yes for bone density: when a physician orders the test as medically necessary — for example, osteoporosis screening coordinated through a Flagstaff Medical Center provider — insurance frequently covers it. Body composition scans for fitness and wellness purposes are typically self-pay, starting at $149, and HSA/FSA cards work for both.

Yes. The scan uses a very low-dose X-ray — roughly one-tenth of a standard chest X-ray — and living at Flagstaff's 7,000-foot elevation already exposes you to more natural background radiation each day than a scan delivers. It's painless and non-invasive, and table time is only 10-15 minutes.

Total and regional body fat percentage, lean muscle mass in each arm, leg, and the trunk, visceral fat around the organs, and bone mineral density — one scan, one report. For runners stacking mileage at altitude, that regional lean-mass data shows whether a hard block built muscle or quietly ate into it.

Budget about 30 minutes door to door, including check-in; the scan itself runs 10-15 minutes. You'll have a full results report within 24 hours — quick enough to scan in the morning and still make a lunchtime loop of Buffalo Park.

InBody and other bioelectrical impedance devices estimate composition from an electrical signal, and readings can swing 5-8% with hydration — a real problem in Flagstaff's dry mountain air, where athletes often test partially dehydrated. DEXA measures tissue directly with X-ray at roughly ±1-2% accuracy, which is why research labs and sports scientists treat it as the gold standard.

Constantly. Flagstaff has hosted elite altitude camps since the run-up to the 1968 Olympics, and professionals working with groups like HYPO2 routinely bookend a three-to-five-week camp with body composition testing. A DEXA at the start and end of a Flagstaff block shows exactly how lean mass and fat responded to the added training stress at 7,000 feet.

This is a town where the NAU men's cross country program has won multiple NCAA titles and recreational runners share Buffalo Park with Olympians. DEXA gives that community two things a scale can't: regional lean-mass tracking through high-mileage blocks, and bone mineral density screening — critical for distance runners, who carry elevated risk of low bone density and stress injury.