DEXA scans in San Diego

Live Lean Rx - San Diego, at 1747 Hancock Street in San Diego, CA, runs DEXA scans for the San Diego area. Call (858) 665-2669 to schedule your appointment.

Expect a cash-pay range of roughly $99–$250 in San Diego — the price depends on the clinic and the scan type, since each provider prices independently. Confirm the number with the clinic when you book; most accept HSA and FSA cards.

At most clinics a self-pay body composition scan is open booking: no doctor, no paperwork. The referral question mainly comes up for a bone density study you want billed to insurance; hospital imaging departments in San Diego may ask for an order either way.

Often, yes, but only for bone density. If a physician orders the scan as medically necessary, say after a referral from a doctor at a health system in San Diego County like UC San Diego Health & Scripps Health, insurance usually covers it. Body composition scans booked for fitness reasons are self-pay. HSA and FSA cards work for both.

Yes, and safe enough to repeat, which is why San Diego clients rescan every few months to track progress. The dose is about one-tenth of a chest X-ray, under a normal day of background exposure. It is an open table, not an enclosed tube, and you stay fully clothed.

Four things a scale cannot: body fat percentage overall and by region, lean muscle mass in each limb and your trunk, the visceral fat around your organs, and your bone mineral density. One pass on the table, one report; ask which scans are offered in San Diego when you book.

Around half an hour door to door at Live Lean Rx - San Diego, of which 10-15 minutes is table time. Most clinics email the full report within a day or two.

They are the same thing. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry abbreviates to DXA in clinical notes and to DEXA in everyday use — including on the San Diego listings above. One test, one machine.