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    <periodOfReport>2006-02-28</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2006-03-02</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

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        <issuerName>TRIZETTO GROUP INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>TZIX</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>VA PARTNERS LLC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>435 PACIFIC AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>FOURTH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94133</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001351069</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ValueAct Capital Management, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>435 PACIFIC AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94133</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001351073</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ValueAct Capital Management, LLC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>435 PACIFIC AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94133</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001159187</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>UBBEN JEFFREY W</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>435 PACIFIC AVENUE, FOURTH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94133</rptOwnerZipCode>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0000937541</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>KAMIN PETER H</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, 25TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02110</rptOwnerZipCode>
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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $.001 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2006-02-28</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2450000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>16.25</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>3550000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">As General Partner of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. and ValueAct Capital Partners Co-Investors, L.P.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The reported stock is owned directly by ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P and ValueAct Capital Partners Co-Investors, L.P. and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by (i) VA Partners, L.L.C. as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. and ValueAct Capital Partners Co-Investors, L.P., (ii) ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. as the manager of of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. and ValueAct Capital Partners Co-Investors, L.P. and (iii) ValueAct Capital Management, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P.  Jeffrey W. Ubben, Peter H. Kamin and George F. Hamel, Jr. are Managing Members of VA Partners, L.L.C. and ValueAct Capital Management, LLC. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported stock except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Remarks: Joint Filer Information:

Name: ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P.,
Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133
Designated Filer: VA Partners, L.L.C.
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: The TriZetto Group, Inc. (TZIX)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: February 28, 2006

Name: ValueAct Capital Partners Co-Investors, L.P.
Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133
Designated Filer: VA Partners, L.L.C.
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: The TriZetto Group, Inc. (TZIX)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: February 28, 2006

Name: ValueAct Capital Management, L.P.
Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133
Designated Filer: VA Partners, L.L.C.
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: The TriZetto Group, Inc. (TZIX)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: February 28, 2006

Name: ValueAct Capital Management, LLC
Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133
Designated Filer: VA Partners, L.L.C.
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: The TriZetto Group, Inc. (TZIX)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: February 28, 2006

Name: Jeffrey W. Ubben
Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133
Designated Filer: VA Partners, L.L.C.
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: The TriZetto Group, Inc. (TZIX)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: February 28, 2006

Name: George F. Hamel, Jr.
Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133
Designated Filer: VA Partners, L.L.C.
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: The TriZetto Group, Inc. (TZIX)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: February 28, 2006

Name: Peter H. Kamin
Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133
Designated Filer: VA Partners, L.L.C.
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: The TriZetto Group, Inc. (TZIX)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: February 28, 2006</remarks>

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        <signatureName>VA PARTNERS, L.L.C., By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-03-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>VALUEACT CAPITAL MASTER FUND, L.P., By:  VA PARTNERS, L.L.C., its General Partner, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-03-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>VALUEACT CAPITAL PARTNERS CO-INVESTORS, L.P., By:  VA PARTNERS, L.L.C., its General Partner, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-03-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>VALUEACT CAPITAL  MANAGEMENT, L.P. By: VALUEACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, its General Partner, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-03-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>VALUEACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-03-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jeffrey W. Ubben</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-03-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ George F. Hamel, Jr.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-03-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Peter H. Kamin</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-03-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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