Exhibit (j)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the reference to our Firm under the heading "Auditor" in the Statement of Additional Information of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV: Growth Stock Portfolio, which is included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 56 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A.

____________________________	/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
	PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
August 13, 2002