DEXA scans in Coral Gables

Four DEXA clinics are listed for Coral Gables on this page, with its address and contact details, and the city is an easy drive from Coconut Grove, South Miami, and Pinecrest as well. Contact details sit in the listings below — you book with the clinic itself, and we help you compare.

Prices don't come from us — each clinic prices its own scans, and in the Coral Gables area cash-pay DEXA typically runs $99-$250 by clinic and scan type. Hospital-affiliated imaging through UHealth or Jackson Memorial usually bills considerably more for comparable studies. Ask the clinic for its current rate when you schedule.

From the UM Hurricanes program to the Biltmore fitness culture, Miracle Mile studios, and the Old Cutler Road cycling corridor, the City Beautiful trains seriously. DEXA measures body composition to within 1-2% — the same clinical standard the University of Miami's research community expects.

No — a cash-pay body composition DEXA needs no referral, so you can book straight with a clinic listed here. That's the difference from UHealth or Jackson Memorial imaging, which generally work from physician orders. If you want bone density billed to insurance, expect your plan to require an order.

Yes — and it's a fair question given the test involves X-rays. The dose is far below a standard chest X-ray, the scan is painless and non-invasive, and it lasts just 10-15 minutes. The same technology underpins bone density monitoring in academic medicine, including research at the University of Miami.

Count on 10-15 minutes for the scan and a bit more for check-in; total time varies with the clinic's front-office routine. It slots easily around a UM class schedule, a Miracle Mile errand run, or a Venetian Pool afternoon.

Physician-ordered bone density testing is often covered — Florida Blue, Aetna, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare plans commonly carry bone density benefits for Miami-Dade patients, and University of Miami faculty and staff may find it in their health plan too. For self-pay body composition, ask the clinic about HSA/FSA cards when you book.

A single scan reports total and regional body fat percentage, lean muscle distribution, visceral fat, and bone mineral density T-scores. UM student-athletes, Old Cutler cyclists, and health-focused Gables professionals get the full picture in one ten-minute pass — data precise enough to compare scan to scan.

InBody devices at Coral Gables studios and UM campus facilities estimate composition via bioelectrical impedance, which can swing +/-5-8% with hydration status. DEXA's X-ray measurement is direct, holding +/-1-2% accuracy — the standard sports-medicine researchers use, including at the Miller School of Medicine.

Turnaround is set by the clinic you choose, so raise timing when you book if a deadline matters. Expect body fat percentage, lean muscle by region, bone density T-scores, and visceral fat in the report.