DEXA Scans in Gainesville, FL

The verified provider on this page is DexaFit Gainesville, in the 32607 area on the city's west side — an easy reach from the University of Florida campus, Midtown, and the 5th Avenue corridor. Residents come in from across North Central Florida, including Archer, Newberry, and Alachua. Its address and phone are in the listing below; booking happens with the clinic.

The clinic sets its own rates, so treat any number you see online as a starting point — cash-pay DEXA scans typically cost somewhere between $99 and $250, with the exact figure depending on scan type. That's usually less than comparable imaging billed through UF Health Shands or North Florida Regional Medical Center. Confirm current pricing with DexaFit Gainesville when you schedule.

Between the Gators athletic program, UF's exercise science departments, Paynes Prairie cyclists, and the Lake Wauburg triathlon crowd, Gainesville may have more people who understand body composition than any city its size. The clinic listed on this page uses medical-grade DEXA equipment accurate to within 1-2% for body fat, lean muscle, and bone density — the same class of measurement UF's research programs build on.

For a self-pay body composition scan, none — call the clinic and book. Hospital imaging at UF Health Shands typically runs on physician orders, but a wellness DEXA works differently: self-referral is standard. Insurance-billed bone density is the exception, where most plans want a doctor's order.

It is — the dose is a fraction of a standard chest X-ray, and the scan is painless, non-invasive, and done in 10-15 minutes. This is the same technology UF's body composition researchers work with, which says something about its safety profile for repeated use.

Ten to fifteen minutes of scan time; the whole visit usually stays under half an hour, though check-in pace is the clinic's call. Students and UF Health staff routinely fit one into a gap between classes or a lunch break.

Medically necessary bone density testing ordered by a physician is often covered — Florida Blue, Aetna, Cigna, and even some student health plans include bone density benefits for eligible Alachua County patients. Body composition scanning is normally cash-pay; ask the clinic about HSA/FSA acceptance when booking.

Total and regional body fat percentage, lean muscle distribution, visceral fat, and bone mineral density — all from one ten-minute pass. In a university town that lives on research standards, that's the appeal: measured data rather than an estimate.

UF campus rec facilities and Gainesville gyms offer InBody readings, but bioelectrical impedance can drift +/-5-8% depending on hydration — a genuine issue for anyone training through a Florida summer. DEXA's direct X-ray measurement holds +/-1-2%, which is why exercise science research at the University of Florida is built on it rather than BIA.

Ask when you book — most partner clinics email the full report within about 24 hours of the scan, and turnaround is the clinic's policy rather than ours. The report includes body fat percentage, regional lean mass, bone density T-scores, and visceral fat data.