DEXA Scans in Brookline, MA

DEXA Scan Boston is a dedicated DEXA clinic at 1101 Beacon Street, Suite 8W, in Brookline, on the Green Line C branch near Coolidge Corner. It offers direct-book body-composition and bone-density DEXA scans. Text or call (786) 420-6630 to book, or reach the clinic at (617) 651-2528.

DEXA Scan Boston uses flat self-pay pricing: $149 for a body-composition scan, $199 for a bone-density scan, and $249 for the complete package covering both. HSA and FSA cards are accepted, and there are no hidden fees.

DEXA Scan Boston sits on Beacon Street a short Green Line C ride from Coolidge Corner. Its body-composition DEXA measures fat mass, lean mass, and distribution to roughly 1-2% precision — much tighter than the 5-8% typical of BIA or InBody devices — and requires no referral.

No referral is needed for a body-composition DEXA at DEXA Scan Boston — you can book directly by texting or calling (786) 420-6630. An insurance-billed diagnostic bone-density exam is a separate hospital-radiology route that does require a physician order.

Yes. At 1101 Beacon Street in Brookline, DEXA Scan Boston is only minutes up Beacon Street from the Longwood Medical Area hospitals — Beth Israel Deaconess, Brigham and Women's, Boston Children's, and Dana-Farber — making it easy for Longwood staff and patients to fit in a scan.

The DEXA scan itself takes about 10-15 minutes, with roughly 30 minutes total for your visit at 1101 Beacon Street. You lie still on an open table while the scanner passes over you, and results are typically ready within 24 hours.

A DEXA scan uses a very low dose of radiation — on the order of one-tenth that of a standard chest X-ray. It's a quick, non-invasive scan on an open table, which is why DEXA Scan Boston in Brookline can use it for routine wellness and performance tracking.

Yes. DEXA Scan Boston accepts HSA and FSA cards for its self-pay scans — $149 for body composition, $199 for bone density, and $249 for the complete package — with no hidden fees.

Medicare covers screening DXA for qualifying patients, and an insurance-billed diagnostic osteoporosis exam is available through hospital radiology with a physician order. DEXA Scan Boston's direct-book bone-density scan is a flat self-pay option ($199, or $249 bundled with body composition) for wellness tracking without going through insurance.

DEXA is the reference standard for body composition, resolving fat and lean mass to about 1-2%, while bioelectrical-impedance tools like InBody or home scales typically run 5-8% and drift with hydration. For Brookline's data-minded runners, clinicians, and older adults, DEXA Scan Boston at 1101 Beacon Street gives a far more reliable baseline to track over time.