DEXA Scans in Hickory, NC

Hickory has two verified hospital-affiliated providers, both in Tate Medical Commons: Catawba Valley Imaging Center at 1501 Tate Blvd SE, Suite 101, and Frye Regional Medical Center's outpatient imaging center at 1781 Tate Blvd SE. Text or call (786) 420-6630 and Dexascans.com will book the appointment for you.

Through Dexascans.com the rates are flat: $149 for a body composition scan, $199 for a bone density test, and $249 for the complete health package bundling body composition, bone density, and visceral fat. HSA and FSA cards both work.

Hospital-affiliated imaging centers like the two on Tate Boulevard SE generally require a physician's order for diagnostic procedures, including bone density testing. When you book through (786) 420-6630, Dexascans.com helps coordinate the order so you are not chasing paperwork yourself.

Often, yes. Bone density DEXA is frequently covered when a physician's order documents medical necessity, and Medicare covers screening DXA for qualifying patients. Body composition scanning is considered wellness testing and is typically self-pay — that is where the $149 Dexascans.com rate applies.

Yes. A DEXA scan delivers roughly one-tenth the radiation of a standard chest X-ray — less than a normal day of background exposure. Both Tate Boulevard imaging centers hold American College of Radiology accreditations, so scans are run to hospital standards.

Three things bathroom scales and calipers cannot: bone mineral density, your lean muscle and body fat broken down by region, and visceral fat — the metabolically risky fat around your organs. Together they form the most complete snapshot of body composition available outside a research lab.

Plan on about 30 minutes at either Tate Boulevard location, with only 10-15 minutes of that spent lying on the scanning table. You stay fully clothed, and results are delivered within 24 hours.

InBody and similar bioimpedance devices estimate composition from an electrical signal, so readings can swing 5-8% based on hydration alone. DEXA measures tissue directly with low-dose X-ray at ±1-2% accuracy — and it adds bone density and visceral fat, which no gym device measures.

Not at all. Both imaging centers sit in Tate Medical Commons on Tate Boulevard SE, in the same southeast quadrant as the Hickory Furniture Mart on US-70 SE. From Union Square it is a quick drive, and the medical-park setting keeps check-in simple.

They do, for different reasons. Athletes and active foothills residents use the body composition side to track muscle gain and fat loss with real precision, while older adults rely on the bone density side — the clinical gold standard for catching osteoporosis early. The $249 complete package covers both in one visit.