IMMUNICON CORPORATION

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16
REPORTING


	The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of
James G. Murphy, James L. Wilcox, Teresa O. Lipcsey and Ellen Turk signing
individually, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to
prepare, execute, deliver and file for and on behalf of the undersigned, in
the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Immunicon
Corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments to
such Forms, whether filed prior to or after the date of this Power of
Attorney) with respect to the securities of the Company in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules thereunder.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every
act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules promulgated
thereunder.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed
as of this 9th day of April, 2004.

By:   	/s/ James L. Wilcox

Name:	James L. Wilcox
Title:	Chief Counsel