DEXA scans in Seattle

Start with the one DEXA location listed on this page. Each listing shows its address and contact details, so you can see how far it is from Capitol Hill, South Lake Union, Queen Anne, or wherever you're coming from. Denny Way and Mercer Street are the main east-west routes from Capitol Hill and South Lake Union toward Seattle Center. Book with the clinic directly.

Actual measurements instead of estimates: total and regional body fat percentage, lean muscle mass by arm, leg, and trunk, visceral fat around your organs, and bone mineral density with T-scores and Z-scores. A wrist wearable infers; DEXA measures tissue directly with low-dose X-ray, accurate to within 1-2%.

Pricing is set by the clinic, not by Dexascans.com — we're a directory that lists and compares providers. In the Seattle market a cash-pay DEXA typically runs $99–$250 depending on the clinic and whether you want body composition, bone density, or both; confirm the current rate when you book, and ask about HSA/FSA cards when scheduling.

Generally not: body composition DEXA is usually direct-book, with no physician involved; confirm with the clinic when you book. The time an order matters is when you want a bone density exam billed to insurance for osteoporosis screening; that route runs through physician-referred hospital radiology. A self-pay scan typically requires nothing but an appointment.

No. The dose is about one tenth of a chest X-ray, less than a normal day of background radiation delivers, which is why DEXA is the standard for repeat screening. You lie on an open table, fully clothed, for 10-15 minutes; nothing encloses you and nothing touches you.

Yes. A formal diagnostic hip-and-spine osteoporosis exam billed to insurance is performed by hospital radiology departments (UW Medicine, Swedish, and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health all run them) with a physician's order, and Medicare covers screening DXA for qualifying patients. That's different from a self-pay wellness DEXA focused on body composition, which may include a bone mineral density reading; check each listing on this page and confirm what's included and the current pricing when you book.

The scan itself is 10-15 minutes on an open table; leave a few extra minutes for check-in. Report turnaround varies by clinic, so ask when you book. Quick enough to schedule around a workday in South Lake Union or a morning run at Green Lake.

Meaningfully so. InBody and similar bioimpedance devices push a current through your body and estimate composition from resistance, which drifts 5-8% with hydration, food, and recent workouts. DEXA reads tissue directly via X-ray attenuation and holds ±1-2% scan to scan. And it is the only consumer-accessible technology that also reports bone mineral density.

Check the listings on this page first: each shows its full address. From Ballard, 15th Ave W runs south over the Ballard Bridge toward Elliott Ave W; from Green Lake or Wallingford, Aurora Ave N (Highway 99) runs straight south. Drivers on WA-99 can use the Western Avenue exit for the Seattle Center area, then map the listing's address from there.

The city's data-inclined: tech workers from South Lake Union and downtown quantifying visceral fat that desk years accumulate, runners and cyclists from the Green Lake loop and Burke-Gilman Trail verifying that training is building muscle rather than burning it, and adults over 50 getting a bone density baseline, with hospital radiology at systems like UW Medicine handling the physician-ordered diagnostic follow-up when a number warrants it.