Exhibit 23.1


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT









    The Board of Directors
    LabOne, Inc.


    We consent to the use of our report dated February 28, 2003, relating to the
    consolidated  balance sheets of LabOne, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December
    31, 2002 and 2001 and the related  consolidated  statements  of  operations,
    stockholders'  equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
    period ended  December 31,  2002,  which report  appears in the December 31,
    2002  Annual  Report  on Form 10-K of  LabOne,  Inc  incorporated  herein by
    reference and to the  references to our firm under the heading  "Experts" in
    the prospectus.  Our report refers to the adoption of Statement of Financial
    Accounting Standards No. 141 "Business  Combinations" and 142, "Goodwill and
    Other Intangible Assets".



    /s/ KPMG LLP


    Kansas City, Missouri
    May 13, 2003