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What a DEXA scan covers
Bone-density DXA as RadiologyInfo describes it, and how that differs versus the body-composition DEXA cash page. No prices.
Cash prices, where a sheet row exists, are on a separate page: Body-composition DEXA cash price page, Bone-density cash price page.
What it measures
RadiologyInfo describes DXA (also written DEXA) as a bone-density exam. The usual images are the lumbar spine and the hips. The exam uses x-rays to estimate bone density at those sites.
This site lists two different cash products: a body-composition DEXA and a bone-density exam. RadiologyInfo's page is about bone density. A body-composition offer is a different product even when it uses a DEXA device. Do not treat the two price pages as one exam.
This page does not say who should have either exam.
How the exam is done
You lie on a table while the scanner arm moves over the area named on the order. The visit is at the facility the seller names. RadiologyInfo does not publish one visit length for every site, so this page does not state one.
Prep and fasting
Preparation is set by the facility for that appointment. This page does not restate prep steps. The RadiologyInfo page in Sources has its own preparation section.
A body-composition offer can print different instructions from a bone-density exam. Use the instructions on that offer.
How long results usually take
RadiologyInfo describes a report prepared after the exam. It does not publish one release time for every facility. Compare the window stated on the cash offer, and the date this site last checked that offer.
How to compare cash prices
Line up the same exam name, what the visit includes, the date the price was checked, and any physician-order fee the offer states. This page does not list amounts. See how to compare scan prices.