Exhibit (j)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information in Post-Effective Amendment No. 65 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV: Consumer Industries Portfolio, Cyclical Industries Portfolio, Financial Services Portfolio, Growth Stock Portfolio, Health Care Portfolio, Natural Resources Portfolio, Real Estate Portfolio, Strategic Income Portfolio, Technology Portfolio, Telecommunications & Utilities Growth Portfolio, and Value Leaders Portfolio of our reports dated February 13, 2004 on the financial statements and financial highlights included in the December 31, 2003 Annual Reports to Shareholders of the above referenced funds.

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

____________________________	/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
	PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2004