DEXA Scans in Clearwater, FL

The verified Clearwater listing is Elite Imaging at 501 S Lincoln Ave Ste 15 (33756), just south of downtown and an easy reach from the Old Clearwater Bay area, Safety Harbor, and the beach bridge. It's an independent imaging center — book with the clinic itself, and if St. Petersburg or Largo is closer, we list clinics there too.

Clinics set their own DEXA pricing in Pinellas County; as a rule of thumb, budget $99–$250 depending on the clinic and scan type, and get the current figure from the clinic when you call. Freestanding imaging centers like the one listed here tend to come in under hospital-based imaging at Morton Plant or HCA Florida Largo.

Clearwater Beach's world-famous coast, the Pinellas Trail cycling community, the Safety Harbor waterfront fitness scene, and Pinellas County's year-round outdoor culture all reward precise body composition data. Elite Imaging, the clinic listed on this page, runs medical-grade DEXA with the 1-2% accuracy that makes training decisions worth trusting.

A cash-pay body composition scan needs no referral — Clearwater, Dunedin, Safety Harbor, and Palm Harbor residents can self-refer and book with the clinic directly. Insurance-billed bone density screening is the exception, since that typically requires a physician's order.

Yes. The X-ray exposure is far lower than a standard chest X-ray — on par with the background radiation of a day outdoors at Clearwater Beach — and the scan is painless, non-invasive, and finished in 10-15 minutes. Repeating it through a training year is considered safe.

Table time runs 10-15 minutes, with the total visit depending on the clinic's own check-in. Confirm hours with Elite Imaging before you go — it slots easily around a Pinellas Trail ride or a Safety Harbor morning.

Bone density DEXA ordered by a physician for medical necessity is widely covered, including under Florida Blue, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, and many Medicare Advantage plans held by Pinellas County patients. Body composition scanning generally runs cash-pay; whether HSA/FSA cards are accepted is a clinic-level policy, so ask when scheduling.

Total and regional body fat percentage, lean muscle by limb, visceral fat, and bone mineral density all come from a single pass. That serves Pinellas Trail cyclists and Clearwater Beach runners tracking composition as well as the county's active retirees keeping an eye on bone health.

Gym InBody scanners around Clearwater estimate composition via bioelectrical impedance and can shift 5-8% with hydration — easy to trigger in Florida heat. A DEXA scan measures tissue directly at ±1-2%, which is why it remains the clinical gold standard across the Pinellas County medical community.

Ask Elite Imaging about turnaround when you book; most partner clinics in our directory email the complete report — body fat, regional lean mass, T-scores, visceral fat — within about 24 hours. Same-day results aren't guaranteed anywhere, so plan around next-day delivery.