How we rank DEXA scan clinics
Written by a UK GP · Updated
Every city page orders clinics using the same points system, out of 100. The scores are calculated automatically from the data in each listing — the code that ranks clinics and this page read from the same source, so they can't drift apart. Each clinic's profile shows its own score breakdown.
Ranking criteria
| Criterion | Max points | How it's scored |
|---|---|---|
| Price transparency | 25 | Prices published on the clinic's own website (15). Separate bone density and body composition prices both published (10). |
| CQC registration and rating | 25 | Registered with the Care Quality Commission (10). Plus rating: Outstanding (15), Good (12), Not yet rated (5), Requires improvement (0). Inadequate scores −20. |
| What's included | 20 | Results explained in a consultation (12). Report turnaround stated (8). |
| Patient reviews | 20 | Google rating, only counted with 20+ reviews: 4.8+ (20), 4.5+ (15), 4.0+ (10), 3.5+ (5). Scores 0 when there are too few reviews to be meaningful. |
| Equipment disclosed | 10 | The scanner make and model is published (10). |
Ties are broken by the lowest checked price, then alphabetically. Distance from the city centre is shown but isn't scored, because the best location depends on where you are.
What we deliberately don't score
- Price level. We reward publishing prices, not being cheapest — a cheaper scan without a consultation isn't necessarily better value.
- Payment. Featured listings don't gain any points (see below).
- Ownership. Clinics connected to this site are scored exactly like everyone else.
What we list
We only list a clinic once its address, services and website are confirmed from the clinic's own website or the regulator's register. Every clinic page links to the sources we used. Details a clinic doesn't publish (for example its scanner model) are left out rather than guessed.
How prices and details are checked
- Prices are taken only from the clinic's own website or booking page, and each price links to its source.
- CQC registration and ratings are checked on the CQC register.
- Google ratings are recorded with the date they were checked, and only count once a clinic has 20 or more reviews.
- Every listing shows the date it was last checked. We aim to recheck every listing at least every three months.
- Clinics and visitors can report an error; we correct confirmed errors as soon as we can.
Featured (paid) listings
Listing a clinic is free. Clinics can pay for a featured listing, which is always labelled “Featured (paid)” and links to the clinic with rel="sponsored". A featured listing never changes a clinic's score or position. See list your clinic.
Ownership
No clinic listed on this site is owned by the company that runs it. If that changes, it will be listed here and marked on every page where the clinic appears.