DEXA Scans in Wellesley, MA

Wellesley has two published locations: Human Powered Health Wellesley at 77 Central St, right in Wellesley Square, and MH2 at 30 Washington St, on Route 16 near the I-95 interchange at the Lower Falls end of town. Text or call (786) 420-6630 and Dexascans.com will confirm availability and book whichever is more convenient.

Booked through Dexascans.com, a body composition DEXA scan is $149, a bone density test is $199, and the complete package — body composition, bone density, and a visceral fat assessment — is $249. Pricing is flat with no hidden fees, and HSA/FSA cards are accepted.

Yes — body composition DEXA is a wellness service you book directly, no physician involved. A doctor's order comes into play only if you want a bone density exam billed to insurance for osteoporosis screening; a self-pay bone density scan needs no referral either.

Very. The scan uses low-dose X-ray at roughly one tenth of a chest X-ray — less than a single day of natural background radiation — which is why it is used for routine repeat screening. You lie on an open table, fully clothed, for 10-15 minutes; nothing encloses you and nothing touches you.

Total and regional body fat percentage, lean muscle mass broken out by arms, legs, and trunk, visceral fat around your organs, and bone mineral density reported with T-scores and Z-scores. At Human Powered Health on Central Street, the scan runs on a research-grade GE Lunar iDXA and is paired with a consultation with a performance physiologist.

Body composition scans are wellness services, so they are self-pay — $149 through Dexascans.com, HSA/FSA eligible. Bone density is different: insurance often covers it when a physician's order documents medical necessity, and Medicare covers screening DXA for qualifying patients; those insurance-billed exams typically run through hospital radiology, such as Newton-Wellesley Hospital just up Route 16.

Table time is 10-15 minutes; plan on about 30 minutes door to door, a bit longer at Human Powered Health if you add the physiologist consultation. Your full report — body fat percentage, regional lean mass, visceral fat, and bone density scores — arrives within 24 hours.

For accuracy, yes. InBody and other bioelectrical impedance devices estimate composition from an electrical signal and can swing 5-8% with hydration, meals, or a workout. DEXA measures tissue directly with X-ray attenuation and repeats within ±1-2% — and it is the only option of the two that reads bone mineral density at all.

Close on both counts. Rail riders can walk from Wellesley Square station to Human Powered Health at 77 Central St in a few minutes. Drivers on Route 9 can exit at Washington Street (Route 16): head east and MH2 at 30 Washington St is near the I-95 interchange, or follow Route 16 into the Square for Central Street. From I-95 itself, the Route 16 exit puts you practically at MH2's parking lot.

Runners and cyclists — this is the Marathon's halfway town — use it to verify training is adding muscle and protecting bone; Boston commuters and the Wellesley and Babson college communities use it as an annual objective health baseline; and adults over 50 use it to establish the bone density and visceral fat numbers their physicians will want to track over time.