DEXA Scans in Raleigh, NC

Raleigh has three verified imaging centers: Raleigh Radiology - Blue Ridge at 3200 Blue Ridge Rd, Suite 100 near UNC Health Rex, (919) 781-1437; Cardinal Points Imaging - Midtown at 1212 Cedarhurst Dr near Millbrook and Falls of Neuse; and Cardinal Points Imaging - Brier Creek at 8851 Ellstree Ln, Suite 100 off I-540. Text or call (786) 420-6630 and we'll book the closest.

Prices are set clinic by clinic; Dexascans.com doesn't fix them. Cash-pay DEXA in the Raleigh area typically lands between $99 and $250, depending on whether you want body composition, bone density, or the full combination. HSA and FSA cards are accepted at most locations, and clinic cash pricing is typically far under Triangle-area hospital imaging bills for the same test.

Body composition books directly with no referral. Bone density billed to insurance generally needs a physician's order, the same kind doctors affiliated with WakeMed, UNC Health Rex, and Duke Raleigh Hospital write for osteoporosis screening. Self-pay bone density, priced by the clinic, skips the referral entirely.

Often, for bone density: Medicare and most commercial plans cover DXA screening when a physician documents medical necessity, routine for postmenopausal women and adults with fracture risk factors. Body composition scans are wellness testing, self-pay at clinic-set rates typically $99-$250, and HSA/FSA payment works for both at most locations.

Yes. Each scan is about a tenth of a chest X-ray, well under what a day of background radiation, so City of Oaks Marathon trainees can scan at the start and end of a sixteen-week build without concern. It's 10-15 painless minutes on an open table, no prep required.

Total and regional body fat percentage, lean muscle mass by arm, leg, and trunk, visceral fat, and bone mineral density, one pass of the scanner, one report within 24 hours. For a greenway runner or an RTP scientist, it's the measured version of everything a wearable estimates.

About half an hour door to door; the scan itself is 10-15 minutes. With offices on the Blue Ridge corridor, in Midtown, and at Brier Creek, most of Raleigh, Inside the Beltline or out past 540, is within 15 minutes of a scanner.

InBody-style bioimpedance readings move 5-8% with hydration and timing, noticeable after running in North Carolina humidity. DEXA measures tissue directly with low-dose X-ray at about ±1-2%, and adds visceral fat and bone density, which no impedance device reports. It's the reference method Triangle research labs validate against.

Both. Cardinal Points Imaging - Midtown on Cedarhurst Dr sits near Millbrook Road and Falls of Neuse, a short drive from North Hills, and the Brier Creek office is just off I-540 by Brier Creek Commons, convenient to RDU commuters and northwest Raleigh. Text (786) 420-6630 to schedule either.

The City of Oaks earns its running reputation, the Capital Area Greenway and Neuse River Trail host year-round training, and the November City of Oaks Marathon is the local proving ground. Pair that with a Research Triangle workforce that treats data as a first language, and DEXA is the natural fit: regional lean mass, body fat, and bone density measured to research standards.