DEXA Scans in Covington, LA

Covington has two published options: Capitol Imaging Services - Covington at 71154 Highway 21, reachable at (985) 641-2390, and Lakeview Hospital LCMC Health at 95 Judge Tanner Blvd. One is an outpatient diagnostic imaging center, the other a full-service hospital — text or call Dexascans.com at (786) 420-6630 and we'll match you to the better fit.

Self-pay pricing through Dexascans.com starts at $149 for body composition, $199 for bone density, and $249 for the complete package including visceral fat. HSA and FSA cards are accepted, and self-pay commonly beats a hospital's insurance-billed rate once a deductible is involved.

For insurance-billed diagnostic scans at Lakeview Hospital or Capitol Imaging Services, a physician's order is the norm. Self-pay scans arranged through Dexascans.com skip the referral — useful if you want body-composition data or don't want to wait on an appointment with your doctor first.

Bone-density DXA is widely covered when medically necessary — Medicare covers screening for qualifying adults, and St. Tammany Parish physicians order it routinely for postmenopausal patients. Wellness body-composition scans are self-pay from $149 with HSA/FSA accepted.

Yes. The X-ray dose is about a tenth of a chest X-ray — less than a day of natural background radiation on the Northshore. The exam is open-table and painless, with 10-15 minutes of scan time.

Roughly half an hour at either location — the Highway 21 imaging center or the Judge Tanner Boulevard hospital campus — with 10-15 minutes on the table. Self-pay results booked through Dexascans.com arrive within 24 hours.

Bone-density DXA measures bone mineral density at the hip and spine — the standard osteoporosis test at both Covington locations. Full-body composition DEXA adds regional fat and lean-muscle mapping plus visceral fat. One scan, clinical-grade numbers either way.

Bioimpedance devices push a current through your body and infer composition, so readings swing 5-8% with hydration — noticeable after a humid Tammany Trace ride. DEXA measures tissue directly with low-dose X-ray at ±1-2% accuracy, making scan-over-scan comparisons actually meaningful.

Yes. Lakeview Hospital LCMC Health on Judge Tanner Blvd is about five minutes from downtown's Columbia Street and under ten from Abita Springs, while Capitol Imaging Services on Highway 21 serves River Forest, Madisonville, and Goodbee. Mandeville reaches either in 10-15 minutes via US-190.

The Trace's 31 miles start at the Covington Trailhead, and its regulars — from racing cyclists to retired daily walkers — care about the same two trend lines: lean muscle and bone density. DEXA measures both precisely, and Medicare covers screening DXA for qualifying older adults with a physician's order. Book at (786) 420-6630.