DEXA Scans in Sterling, VA

Sterling's published DEXA location is Arthritis & Sports at 21475 Ridgetop Cir., Ste. 150, reachable at (703) 444-5000, a rheumatology and sports-medicine practice in the Route 28 business district that performs bone-density (DXA) exams in-office. Text or call Dexascans.com at (786) 420-6630 to arrange a scan.

Self-pay DEXA through Dexascans.com starts at $149 for body composition, $199 for a bone-density test, and $249 for the complete package with visceral fat. HSA and FSA payments are accepted, often the cleanest route for eastern Loudoun's high-deductible tech-employer plans.

Insurance-billed diagnostic DXA needs a physician's order. But Sterling's published location is itself a physician practice, so Arthritis & Sports can evaluate you and order the scan in the same building. Self-pay booking through Dexascans.com skips the order entirely.

Bone-density DXA is broadly covered when medically necessary. Medicare covers screening for qualifying adults, and rheumatology practices like the one on Ridgetop Circle handle those authorizations daily. Wellness body-composition scans are self-pay from $149, HSA/FSA eligible.

Yes. The dose is about one-tenth of a chest X-ray, far below a single day of background radiation. The exam is open-table and painless, with 10-15 minutes of scan time.

About 30 minutes at the Ridgetop Circle office, with 10-15 minutes on the table. Self-pay results booked through Dexascans.com arrive within 24 hours, quicker than most Route 28 commutes.

Diagnostic DXA, the exam performed at Arthritis & Sports, measures bone mineral density at the hip and spine to stage osteoporosis and fracture risk. Full-body composition DEXA adds regional fat and lean-muscle mapping plus visceral fat for fitness and metabolic tracking.

Yes. Bioimpedance estimates move 5-8% with hydration and timing, while DEXA's direct X-ray measurement holds about ±1-2%. For W&OD Trail athletes trending a season of training, DEXA is the only number stable enough to trust.

Yes. The Ridgetop Circle practice is practically next door to Dulles Town Center, under ten minutes from Cascades down Cascades Parkway, and about ten from Potomac Falls via Algonkian Parkway and Route 28. Sterling Park, Countryside, Ashburn, Herndon, and Reston all reach it within roughly fifteen minutes.

Because the physicians who act on DXA results (diagnosing osteoporosis, managing arthritis, preventing fractures) are the ones running the scanner. At Arthritis & Sports on Ridgetop Circle, an abnormal result leads straight to a treatment conversation instead of a second referral loop. Book through (786) 420-6630 or your own physician.