DEXA Scans in Seattle, WA

Seattle's published DEXA location is DexaFit Seattle at 111 W John St, Seattle, WA 98119, in Lower Queen Anne (Uptown), a few blocks west of Seattle Center and the Space Needle. It is an independent, direct-book body-composition lab, and an easy trip from Capitol Hill or South Lake Union, about ten to fifteen minutes west via Denny Way or Mercer Street. The listing on this page carries its verified details; call (206) 268-0700 to book with the clinic.

Actual measurements instead of estimates: total and regional body fat percentage, lean muscle mass by arm, leg, and trunk, visceral fat around your organs, and bone mineral density with T-scores and Z-scores. A wrist wearable infers; DEXA measures tissue directly with low-dose X-ray, accurate to within 1-2%.

Pricing is set by the clinic, not by Dexascans.com — we're a directory that lists and compares independent providers. In the Seattle market a cash-pay DEXA typically runs $99–$250 depending on the clinic and whether you want body composition, bone density, or both; confirm the current rate with DexaFit Seattle when you book. Many labs take HSA/FSA cards, so ask when scheduling.

No, the Lower Queen Anne lab is direct-book, and body composition DEXA never requires a physician. The only time an order matters is when you want a bone density exam billed to insurance for osteoporosis screening; that route runs through physician-referred hospital radiology. A self-pay scan requires nothing but an appointment.

No. The dose is about one tenth of a chest X-ray, less than a normal day of background radiation delivers, which is why DEXA is the standard for repeat screening. You lie on an open table, fully clothed, for 10-15 minutes; nothing encloses you and nothing touches you.

Yes, but not at the wellness lab. DexaFit Seattle's scan is body-composition focused (it includes a bone mineral density reading); a formal diagnostic hip-and-spine osteoporosis exam billed to insurance is performed by hospital radiology departments (UW Medicine, Swedish, and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health all run them) with a physician's order. Medicare covers screening DXA for qualifying patients. A self-pay bone density reading at the wellness lab needs no referral — check the clinic's current pricing when you book.

The scan itself is 10-15 minutes on an open table; leave a few extra minutes for check-in. Most partner clinics email the full report — body fat, regional lean mass, visceral fat, bone density — within about 24 hours; ask about turnaround when you book. Quick enough to schedule around a workday in South Lake Union or a morning run at Green Lake.

Meaningfully so. InBody and similar bioimpedance devices push a current through your body and estimate composition from resistance, which drifts 5-8% with hydration, food, and recent workouts. DEXA reads tissue directly via X-ray attenuation and holds ±1-2% scan to scan. And it is the only consumer-accessible technology that also reports bone mineral density.

From Ballard, take 15th Ave W south over the Ballard Bridge toward Elliott Ave W; from Green Lake or Wallingford, Aurora Ave N (Highway 99) runs straight south, and drivers on WA-99 use the Western Avenue exit. The lab at 111 W John St sits a few blocks west of Seattle Center, so the Space Needle makes a reliable landmark from almost anywhere.

The city's data-inclined: tech workers from South Lake Union and downtown quantifying visceral fat that desk years accumulate, runners and cyclists from the Green Lake loop and Burke-Gilman Trail verifying that training is building muscle rather than burning it, and adults over 50 getting a bone density baseline, with hospital radiology at systems like UW Medicine handling the physician-ordered diagnostic follow-up when a number warrants it.