DEXA Scans in Scranton, PA

Scranton's two published DEXA locations are hospital-based and nearly neighbors in the Hill Section: Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital at 700 Quincy Ave. and Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton at 746 Jefferson Ave. Neither lists a direct booking line here, so text or call Dexascans.com at (786) 420-6630 and we'll confirm availability and schedule the scan for you.

Booked through Dexascans.com, body composition analysis starts at $149, a bone density test is $199, and the complete package, composition plus bone density and visceral fat, is $249. HSA and FSA payments are accepted. Self-pay rates like these are frequently lower than what hospital imaging billing produces for the same test.

Only sometimes. A body composition scan needs no referral, anyone can book. Insurance-billed bone density screening is where a physician's order comes in; doctors at Geisinger Community Medical Center and across Lackawanna County write these orders routinely for osteoporosis screening. If you're self-paying for bone density, no order is required.

Frequently, yes, Medicare and most commercial plans cover bone density testing when it's medically indicated, which matters in a region with an older-than-average population. Body composition scanning is a self-pay wellness service, HSA/FSA eligible, starting at $149. Text (786) 420-6630 with your situation and we'll walk you through which applies.

Yes. DEXA uses a very low X-ray dose, around one-tenth of a chest X-ray, and the scan is painless: you lie flat and still for 10-15 minutes while the scanner arm passes overhead. It's the same technology hospitals rely on precisely because it's gentle enough for routine, repeated screening.

Body fat percentage in total and by region, lean muscle mass in the arms, legs, and trunk, visceral fat, and bone mineral density with T-scores. Steamtown Marathon trainees get lean-mass verification; older adults in Green Ridge or West Scranton get the bone data their physicians actually use to stage osteoporosis risk.

About 30 minutes total: registration, a 10-15 minute scan, done. Both Hill Section locations sit a short distance uphill from downtown and the University of Scranton, so an appointment fits inside a lunch hour. Your complete results report follows within 24 hours.

Substantially. Bioimpedance devices at local gyms estimate body fat from an electrical current and drift 5-8% with hydration, meals, and workout timing. DEXA measures tissue directly with X-ray, holding to roughly ±1-2% scan after scan. And it adds bone density, a measurement that matters more in Northeastern Pennsylvania's older population than almost anywhere.

Yes. Both published DEXA sites are in the Hill Section adjoining campus: Moses Taylor Hospital on Quincy Ave. and Regional Hospital of Scranton on Jefferson Ave. Students, faculty, and Royals athletes can text or call (786) 420-6630 to schedule; there's no need to leave the neighborhood for gold-standard body data.

The Steamtown Marathon's downhill charge from Forest City to Courthouse Square is famously hard on the legs, and Lackawanna River Heritage Trail regulars pile up mileage all year. DEXA tells those runners whether training preserved muscle and whether bone density is keeping pace, the two structural questions you can't answer by feel.