DEXA Scans in Boston, MA

Boston's four published DEXA options sit minutes over the city line: DEXAFIT Boston at 799 Concord Ave in Cambridge, DEXA Scan Boston at 1101 Beacon St in Brookline, and Human Powered Health and MH2 in Wellesley. Two carry Boston's name because Boston is who they serve. Compare them on this page and book through the clinic, or call (786) 420-6630 and we'll point you to the nearest one.

Each clinic sets its own rate — cash-pay scans around Boston typically fall in the $99–$250 range depending on the clinic and whether you want body composition, bone density, or both, so confirm the price when booking. That's still a fraction of what Boston hospital imaging typically bills for comparable exams, and most clinics take HSA/FSA cards for wellness scans.

Yes. DEXA Scan Boston sits on Beacon Street in Brookline along the Green Line C branch, easy from Fenway, Back Bay, and downtown. DEXAFIT Boston in Cambridge is a short ride or drive across the river toward Fresh Pond.

The Brookline scanner at 1101 Beacon St is the near-certain pick — it's barely a mile from Fenway Park and directly on the C branch. Allston and Brighton split the difference between Brookline and the Cambridge facility on Concord Ave.

Route 9 west makes the two Wellesley clinics — Human Powered Health at 77 Central Street and MH2 on Washington Street — the shortest drives, usually 15-20 minutes against the flow of traffic.

No — body-composition DEXA at the Cambridge, Brookline, and Wellesley clinics is direct-book. A physician order only comes into play for insurance-billed diagnostic bone-density exams through hospital radiology, the route a Mass General Brigham or BILH doctor would use.

Medicare covers screening bone-density DXA for qualifying patients, and physician-ordered diagnostic exams are broadly covered when medically necessary. Direct-book wellness scans stay self-pay at whatever rate the clinic sets, usually HSA/FSA eligible — the common route for marathoners and rowers tracking composition.

You lie still on an open table for about 10-15 minutes, whether you're at Concord Ave in Cambridge or Beacon Street in Brookline; check-in time varies by clinic, so budget a little extra. Most partner clinics email results within about 24 hours — ask about turnaround when you book.

Yes — each scan delivers about a tenth of a chest X-ray's dose, so Charles River rowers and Boston Marathon qualifiers can rescan each season and trend regional lean mass without meaningful radiation exposure.

DEXA resolves fat and lean tissue to roughly ±1-2% by direct low-dose X-ray, with a limb-by-limb breakdown; bioimpedance scales drift 5-8% with hydration and time of day. For Heartbreak Hill training decisions, only one of those numbers is worth acting on.