DEXA scans in Scranton

Check the one clinic listed on this page; each listing shows its address and contact details. Text or call Dexascans.com at (786) 420-6630 and we'll confirm availability and schedule the scan for you.

Pricing belongs to each clinic, not to Dexascans.com, and the listings on this page show prices where clinics publish them. Cost depends on the scan: body composition, bone density, or the two combined. HSA and FSA payments are often accepted for DEXA; confirm when you book.

Only sometimes. A body composition scan generally needs no referral. 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'd rather self-pay for bone density, ask each clinic whether it needs an order.

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 priced by each clinic, typically $99-$250 and often HSA/FSA eligible. 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, so an appointment can fit inside a lunch hour.

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.

Check the listings on this page; each shows its address, so you can map the drive from campus. Students, faculty, and Royals athletes can text or call (786) 420-6630 to schedule.

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.