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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS




We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration
statement on Form S-4 of WellPoint Health Networks Inc. of our report dated
January 31, 2000 relating to the financial statements, which appears in
WellPoint Health Network Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.




                                                  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



Los Angeles, California
August 31, 2000



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