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Private X-ray and DEXA scans in England

A plain X-ray is the quickest way to look at bones and the chest. A DEXA scan measures bone density and is used to assess osteoporosis risk.

When this scan is used

  • X-ray
    Suspected fracture, joint changes, chest imaging.
  • DEXA bone density
    Osteoporosis risk, family history, long-term steroid use.

Your GP will confirm on the pre-scan call that this is the right scan for your symptoms. If something else would answer the question better, we change it before you pay the balance.

X-ray and DEXA Preston MRI Centre (Fulwood)Newton-le-Willows MRI CentreSalfordLiverpoolLancasterRochdaleDentonLeeds (Pudsey)Leeds (East Street)YorkHullGatesheadHexhamNorth TynesideWansbeckLincolnNottinghamStoke-on-TrentShrewsburyWalsallSandwellBirmingham (Maypole)Birmingham (Edgbaston)North SolihullCoventryPeterboroughNorwichCambridgeBury St EdmundsIpswichMilton KeynesChelmsfordColchesterBostonSpaldingMablethorpeSt AlbansBarnetEnfieldGolders GreenIslingtonLondon – FitzroviaLondon – WaterlooStratfordEalingHornchurchKingstonSloughFrimleyEast SurreyKent (Maidstone)Kent (Gillingham)CanterburyTunbridge WellsEastbourneBrightonEastleighSwindonCheltenhamBristol (Patchway)Weston-super-MareYeovilExeterTorbayPlymouthRedruth

Available at 6 centres across England.

Includes GP call, consultant radiologist report and GP results call.

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X-ray and DEXA prices
ScanNorth WestRest of England
X-ray£160£160
DEXA bone density£215£215

North West prices apply to postcodes starting CA, LA, FY, PR, BB, BL, OL, M, SK, WN, WA, L, CH, CW. Prices include the GP call before your scan, the consultant radiologist's report and a GP follow-up.

A doctor reviewing scan images

REPORTED AND EXPLAINED

Every scan is read by a consultant radiologist

The report comes to us, and your GP calls you to explain what it shows, what it means for your symptoms and what should happen next.

How results work

A typical scan

From booking to results

  1. 01

    Book online

    Choose your scan and centre. A £25 booking fee secures your GP call and comes off the price.

  2. 02

    Speak to a GP

    A GMC-registered GP phones you to check the scan is right for you and safe to go ahead.

  3. 03

    Have your scan

    We send the referral. The imaging centre contacts you to arrange a date — scans are not on the same day.

  4. 04

    Get your results

    A consultant radiologist reports the scan and your GP talks you through what it means.