DEXA Scans in Houston, TX

Dexascans.com works with clinics across the Houston metro — from West Houston and the Energy Corridor to the Texas Medical Center, Bellaire, The Heights, and the Clear Lake / Bay Area. Verified partner facilities in the area include Houston Medical Imaging (Heights, Campbell, and Jacinto City/Eastside), SimonMed Imaging (Med Center and Beltway), Live Lean RX Houston in Clear Lake, and North Houston Imaging. Text or call to book and we'll confirm the nearest scanner and an appointment time that works for you — the full list of Houston-area clinics is on this page.

DEXA scans booked through Dexascans.com start at $149 for a comprehensive body composition analysis. A bone density test is $199, and the complete health package (body composition plus bone density and visceral fat assessment) is $249. Pricing is transparent with no hidden fees and HSA/FSA payments are accepted — typically far less than the $350+ many Texas Medical Center hospital imaging departments charge for a comparable scan.

No referral is needed for a body composition DEXA scan in Houston — you can book directly. If you want a bone density scan billed to insurance for osteoporosis screening, a physician's order is usually required; self-pay bone density scans need no referral. This is the same test ordered by physicians across Houston Methodist, Memorial Hermann, and other Harris County health systems.

Yes. DEXA uses extremely low-dose X-rays — roughly a tenth of a chest X-ray, or less than a day of natural background radiation, and far less than a flight out of George Bush Intercontinental. The scan is painless, non-invasive, and takes about 10-15 minutes.

Plan for about 30 minutes total including check-in; the scan itself takes 10-15 minutes — quick enough to fit around a Memorial Park morning run or a workday in the Med Center or Energy Corridor. You'll receive your detailed results report within 24 hours.

Bone density DEXA scans are often covered by insurance when ordered by a physician as medically necessary — for example following a referral from a doctor affiliated with a Harris County health system such as Houston Methodist or Memorial Hermann. Body composition scans for fitness and wellness purposes are typically self-pay, and HSA/FSA cards are accepted. Self-pay pricing starts at $149.

A full body DEXA scan measures total and regional body fat percentage, lean muscle mass distribution across your arms, legs, and trunk, visceral fat levels, and bone mineral density — a complete body composition picture from a single 10-minute scan. For Houston Marathon trainees, Memorial Park runners, and Med Center professionals alike, it's the clinical-grade baseline that guides training and long-term health.

Many Houston gyms and studios offer InBody BIA scans, but DEXA is the gold standard. InBody can vary by 5-8% depending on hydration — a real issue in Houston's heat and humidity, when athletes are often sweating before a scan. DEXA uses X-ray technology for direct tissue measurement with ±1-2% accuracy regardless of hydration, the same method used in sports-medicine and body-composition research.

Houston's athletes — from Chevron Houston Marathon runners and Buffalo Bayou cyclists to Clear Lake triathletes and CrossFit competitors — rely on DEXA's regional lean-mass and visceral-fat data to train smarter. Our partner clinics use FDA-approved, medical-grade DEXA equipment accurate to ±1-2% for body fat, with locations near where you train, whether that's the Energy Corridor, the Heights, or the Bay Area.

Yes. You'll receive your comprehensive DEXA scan results within 24 hours by email, including body fat percentage, lean muscle mass by region, visceral fat, and bone density T-scores. Many Houston-area clients review results the same day and use them to set training and preventive-health goals with their physician or coach.