DEXA Scans in Lufkin, TX

Lufkin's verified provider is Kurth Imaging Center, St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin's outpatient imaging center, at 1105 W. Frank Ave., Suite 100 on the West Frank Avenue medical corridor, an easy pull off Loop 287. Text or call Dexascans.com at (786) 420-6630 to book.

Booked through Dexascans.com: $149 for body composition, $199 for a bone density test, or $249 for the complete package with body comp, bone density, and visceral fat. You can pay with HSA or FSA funds.

Body composition scans are wellness services, no referral, just book it. A physician's order comes into play when you want a bone density test covered by insurance as a medical screening.

Medicare covers screening DXA for qualifying patients, and private plans commonly pay when a physician's order documents medical necessity. Body composition stays self-pay at the $149 Dexascans.com rate.

Yes. One DEXA delivers roughly a tenth of a chest X-ray's dose, less radiation than a normal day outdoors in East Texas. It adds almost nothing to your annual exposure even with repeat scans.

It measures bone mineral density for osteoporosis screening, lean muscle mass by body region, and total plus visceral fat. One scan, three measured resultssets, that's why it's the reference standard.

Plan on 10-15 minutes of table time inside a roughly 30-minute visit. Results come back within 24 hours, faster than most lab work.

Handheld and standing bioimpedance units swing 5-8 percent depending on hydration, that's the difference between 'lean' and 'needs work' from the same body. DEXA measures tissue directly within 1-2 percent and reports bone and visceral fat besides.

Yes, Loop 287 circles the city, so from Crown Colony you're about ten minutes from the West Frank Avenue corridor where Kurth Imaging Center sits. Parking at the outpatient campus is simpler than at a big-city imaging center.

Longtime mill and plant workers wanting a read on bone and muscle after decades of physical work, retirees who've never had a bone density baseline, and Panther-country athletes tracking offseason gains. If you drive into Lufkin for your other healthcare, this fits the same trip.