DEXA Scans in Frederick, MD

Frederick has two verified Community Radiology Associates offices on the city's north side: the Frederick Imaging Center at 67 Thomas Johnson Dr, Ste 4, less than what half a mile from Fort Detrick, and Rose Hill Radiology at 1562 Opossumtown Pike. Both schedule through the central line at (888) 601-0943, or text/call Dexascans.com at (786) 420-6630 and we'll coordinate it.

Each imaging center sets its own pricing, not Dexascans.com. Cash-pay DEXA around Frederick usually falls between $99 and $250, depending on whether you book body composition, bone density, or both. HSA and FSA payments are accepted at many locations, and a published clinic rate means no hospital-style facility fee afterward.

Body composition scans book directly, no referral needed. A bone density DEXA billed to insurance generally requires a physician's order, the same one Frederick Health physicians write for osteoporosis screening. If you self-pay for bone density at the clinic's rate, no referral is required.

For bone density, usually. Medicare and most plans cover DXA osteoporosis screening when a physician documents medical necessity, and TRICARE applies the same medical-necessity standard for Fort Detrick families. Body composition is self-pay, priced by the clinic and typically $99-$250; HSA/FSA cards work for both at most locations.

Yes. The dose is about one-tenth of a chest X-ray, below what a normal day of background radiation. It's an open-table scan, 10-15 minutes, fully clothed, with no contrast and no recovery. The Frederick Imaging Center can even pair it with vertebral fracture assessment in the same low-dose visit.

Total and regional body fat percentage, lean muscle by arm, leg, and trunk, visceral fat, and bone mineral density, one scan, one report within 24 hours. For a Watershed mountain biker or a Frederick Running Festival half-marathoner, it's the complete structural picture of a training season.

Roughly half an hour including check-in, with 10-15 minutes of actual scan time. Both offices are on the north side near US-15, Thomas Johnson Drive and Opossumtown Pike, so most of the city, from downtown to Worman's Mill, is within a ten-minute drive.

InBody-style bioimpedance estimates shift 5-8% with hydration and meal timing; DEXA measures tissue directly with low-dose X-ray at about ±1-2% accuracy. DEXA is also the only one of the two that measures bone mineral density, the reason the test exists, and visceral fat.

Yes, the Frederick Imaging Center on Thomas Johnson Drive is less than half a mile from Fort Detrick and serves its military families routinely. With roughly 10,800 people working on post, it's one of the most convenient DEXA options anywhere in the Army's biomedical community. Text (786) 420-6630 to book.

Frederick trains hard in its own backyard (the Municipal Forest trails locals call 'the Shed,' Gambrill State Park's climbs, the May running festival through Baker Park) and Fort Detrick's workforce lives with fitness standards. DEXA serves both: exact body fat and regional lean mass for assessments and training blocks, plus the T-score data that catches bone loss early.