EXHIBIT 23.2


                      Consent of Independent Accountants
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 9, 2001 relating to the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule, which
appears in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings' Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the references to
us under the headings "Experts" and "Summary Consolidated Financial
Information" in such registration statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Charlotte, North Carolina
February 18, 2002