DEXA Scans in Tomball, TX

Tomball has two published DEXA locations, both on the SH-249 side of town: Houston Medical Imaging - Tomball at 425 Holderrieth Blvd — less than a quarter mile north of HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball — and SimonMed Imaging - Tomball at 24721 State Highway 249, reachable at (346) 336-7700. Text or call (786) 420-6630 and Dexascans.com will book whichever location works better for you.

Booked through Dexascans.com, a body composition DEXA is $149, a bone density test is $199, and the complete package — body composition, bone density, and a visceral fat assessment — is $249. The pricing is flat with no hidden fees, and HSA/FSA cards are accepted.

It depends on the scan. A body composition DEXA is a wellness service you can book directly — no physician involved. A referral only comes into play for bone density billed to insurance, which needs a physician's order; if you self-pay for bone density, no order is required.

About one tenth of a chest X-ray — less than the natural background radiation you absorb in an ordinary day, which is why DEXA is considered safe for routine repeat screening. You lie on an open table, fully clothed, for 10-15 minutes; nothing encloses you and nothing touches you.

Almost everything that matters: total and regional body fat percentage, lean muscle mass broken out by arms, legs, and trunk, visceral fat surrounding your organs, and bone mineral density with T-scores and Z-scores. A scale reports one number; DEXA maps where your weight actually lives.

For bone density, often yes — both are accredited imaging providers, and insurance-billed bone density goes through them with a physician's order. Medicare covers screening DXA for qualifying patients. Body composition scans are wellness services that insurers treat as self-pay; the $149 Dexascans.com rate is HSA/FSA eligible.

Table time is 10-15 minutes, so plan on roughly half an hour door to door at either the Holderrieth Blvd or Tomball Parkway location. Your complete report — body fat, regional lean mass, visceral fat, and bone density scores — comes back within 24 hours.

Yes, by a wide margin. InBody and similar bioelectrical impedance devices infer composition from an electrical signal and can swing 5-8% depending on hydration, meals, and workout timing. DEXA measures tissue directly with low-dose X-ray, holds ±1-2% accuracy, and is the only consumer-accessible scan that also reads bone density.

Easy: Tomball is northwest Harris County's imaging hub. SH-249 and the Tomball Tollway run right past SimonMed Imaging at 24721 State Highway 249, FM 2920 brings Magnolia and Rose Hill-area drivers into town, and the Grand Parkway connects Cypress and The Woodlands. Houston Medical Imaging on Holderrieth Blvd sits just off the same corridor by the HCA hospital campus.

Three groups stand out: healthcare workers from the HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball campus who want instrument-grade data on their own bodies; families and commuters in growth communities like Woodtrace, Amira, and Lakes at Creekside tracking body composition honestly; and adults over 50 — from Old Town to the Burroughs Park regulars — establishing the bone density baseline that osteoporosis screening is built on.