EXHIBIT 23.1

                          Consent of Independent Accountants
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 19, 2001 relating to the
financial statements of Zimmer (a Division of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company),
which appears in Zimmer Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form
10-12B (File No. 001-16407).

/s/   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana

July 25, 2001