CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information in Post-Effective Amendment No. 54 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV: Consumer Industries Portfolio, Cyclical Industries Portfolio, Financial Services Portfolio, Health Care Portfolio, Natural Resources Portfolio, Technology Portfolio, and Telecommunications & Utilities Growth Portfolio, of our report dated February 14, 2002 on the financial statements and financial highlights included in the December 31, 2001 Annual Report to Shareholders of the above-referenced funds.

We further consent to the references to our Firm under the headings "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus and "Auditor" in the Statement of Additional Information.

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____________________________	/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
	PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 23, 2002