DEXA Scans in Provo, UT

Provo has two verified options: BlueRock Medical's imaging center at 3152 N. University Ave. #100 in north Provo, and Utah Valley Hospital (Intermountain Health) at 1034 N 500 W near Cougar Boulevard. BlueRock offers both body composition and bone density DEXA; the hospital performs bone densitometry through its radiology department. Text or call (786) 420-6630 and Dexascans.com books the appointment for you.

Each provider sets its own pricing; Dexascans.com doesn't fix rates, and clinic-direct pricing varies. Cash-pay DEXA in the Provo area typically runs $99-$250 depending on whether you want body composition, bone density, or both. Many clinics accept HSA/FSA payment; confirm the exact price for your scan when you book.

Yes. Body composition DEXA is a self-pay wellness service, so no physician's order is required. Students and staff can book directly through (786) 420-6630 and be scanned at BlueRock Medical, about ten minutes up University Avenue from campus. A referral only enters the picture when you want insurance to cover a medically indicated bone density test.

Bone density scans are often covered when a physician's order documents medical necessity, and Medicare covers screening DXA for qualifying patients, Utah Valley Hospital's radiology department routinely runs these as ordered studies. Body composition scans are considered wellness testing and are self-pay. Both scan types are typically HSA/FSA eligible; confirm with the clinic when you book.

Yes. A DEXA scan delivers roughly one-tenth the radiation of a chest X-ray, less than what a normal day of background exposure, and a fraction of what you'd absorb on a flight out of Provo Airport. That dose profile is why athletes and patients commonly rescan every three to six months to track trends.

Three things, region by region: fat mass, lean muscle mass, and bone mineral density, plus a visceral fat estimate around your organs. Because it's X-ray based, it maps where tissue sits (left leg versus right, trunk versus limbs) which matters for anyone rehabbing an injury or chasing symmetric strength. It's the same technology Utah Valley Hospital uses for clinical bone health.

You lie still on an open padded table for 10-15 minutes while the scanner arm passes over you, no tunnel, no injections, regular clothes without metal. Plan about 30 minutes door to door at either Provo location. Results are delivered within 24 hours.

Measurably, yes. Bioimpedance devices like InBody estimate composition from an electrical signal, and readings can swing 5-8% with hydration, a hard Rock Canyon hike or a salty meal changes your 'result.' DEXA measures tissue directly at ±1-2% accuracy and adds bone density and visceral fat, which no gym scale reports.

BlueRock Medical at 3152 N. University Ave. #100, roughly a mile and a half straight south of the Riverwoods on the same road, just past Riverside Country Club. Parking is on-site, and the imaging desk answers at (801) 229-2002. It's the most convenient option for Riverbottoms, Edgemont, and Carterville addresses.

Anyone making decisions from body data: BYU athletes validating an offseason program, Silicon Slopes desk workers watching visceral fat, climbers and trail runners monitoring bone density under heavy training loads, and adults with osteoporosis risk factors. Provo skews young, it's the youngest metro in the country, but that's exactly when a bone density baseline is cheapest to establish. One scan now becomes the reference point for every scan after.