DEXA Scans in Houston, TX

This page lists 16 imaging and body-composition clinics across the Houston metro, from West Houston and the Energy Corridor to the Texas Medical Center, Bellaire, The Heights, and the Clear Lake / Bay Area. They include Houston Medical Imaging (Heights, Campbell, and Jacinto City/Eastside), SimonMed Imaging (Med Center, Beltway, and Bellaire), DexaFit West Houston and Clear Lake, Live Lean RX Houston near NASA's Johnson Space Center, and North Houston Imaging. Compare the listings below and book directly with the clinic closest to you.

Every clinic on this page sets its own prices, so there is no single Houston rate — body composition DEXA scans in the area typically run $99–$250 depending on the clinic and scan type. That is usually well below what hospital imaging departments around the Texas Medical Center charge for comparable scans, and many independent clinics take HSA/FSA cards. Confirm the exact price with the clinic when you book.

No referral is needed for a cash-pay body composition DEXA scan in Houston — you book straight with the clinic. If you want a bone density scan billed to insurance for osteoporosis screening, a physician's order is usually required; self-pay bone density scans need no referral. It's the same test ordered by physicians across Houston Methodist, Memorial Hermann, and other Harris County health systems.

Yes. DEXA uses extremely low-dose X-rays, roughly a tenth of a chest X-ray — less than a day of natural background radiation, and far less than a flight out of George Bush Intercontinental. The scan is painless, non-invasive, and takes about 10-15 minutes.

The scan itself takes 10-15 minutes, quick enough to fit around a Memorial Park morning run or a lunch break in the Med Center or Energy Corridor. Total visit length and check-in vary by clinic, so ask when you schedule; most partner clinics email your results report within about 24 hours.

Bone density DEXA scans are often covered by insurance when a physician orders them as medically necessary — for example after a referral from a doctor affiliated with Houston Methodist or Memorial Hermann. Body composition scans for fitness and wellness are typically self-pay at the clinic, and many Houston-area clinics accept HSA/FSA cards. Check coverage and the self-pay rate with the clinic before your appointment.

A full body DEXA scan measures total and regional body fat percentage, lean muscle mass distribution across your arms, legs, and trunk, visceral fat levels, and bone mineral density — a complete body composition picture from a single 10-minute scan. For Houston Marathon trainees, Memorial Park runners, and Med Center professionals alike, it's the baseline that guides training and long-term health.

Many Houston gyms and studios offer InBody BIA scans, but DEXA is the gold standard. InBody can vary by 5-8% depending on hydration, a real issue in Houston's heat and humidity, when athletes are often sweating before a scan. DEXA uses X-ray technology for direct tissue measurement with ±1-2% accuracy regardless of hydration, the same method used in sports-medicine and body-composition research.

Houston's athletes, from Chevron Houston Marathon runners and Buffalo Bayou cyclists to Clear Lake triathletes and CrossFit competitors, rely on DEXA's regional lean-mass and visceral-fat data to train smarter. The clinics listed on this page run FDA-approved, medical-grade DEXA equipment accurate to ±1-2% for body fat, with options near wherever you train — the Energy Corridor, the Heights, or the Bay Area.

Most partner clinics in Houston email your full report within about 24 hours of the scan — body fat percentage, regional lean mass, visceral fat, and bone density T-scores included. Turnaround differs from clinic to clinic, so if you need numbers the same day, ask about timing when you book.