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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-47764) of The TriZetto Group, Inc. of our report
dated June 30, 2000 relating to the financial statements of Erisco Managed Care
Technologies, Inc., which appears in the Proxy Statement dated September 7, 2000
and is incorporated by reference into the Current Report on Form 8-K of the
TriZetto Group, Inc., dated October 2, 2000.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
October 16, 2000



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