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.

Through Dexascans.com: $149 for a comprehensive body composition scan, $199 for bone density, and $249 for the complete health package including visceral fat assessment. HSA and FSA cards are accepted, and the flat 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 at $199 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 from $149, and HSA/FSA payment works for both.

Yes — each scan is about a tenth of a chest X-ray, less than 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.