<PAGE>
Exhibit 23
Consent of Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors
Trigon Healthcare, Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
333-22463) on Form S-8 of Trigon Healthcare, Inc. of our report dated June 9,
2000, relating to the statements of net assets available for benefits of the
Employees' Thrift Plan of Trigon Insurance Company as of December 31, 1999 and
1998, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits
for the years then ended, which report is included in this Form 11-K of Trigon
Healthcare, Inc.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Richmond, Virginia
June 26, 2000
