CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information constituting parts of this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 16 to the registration statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration
Statement") of our reports dated January 19, 2002 relating to the financial
statements and financial highlights appearing in the December 31, 2001 Annual
Reports to Shareholders of Equity Index 500 Fund, Extended Equity Market Index
Fund, and Total Equity Market Index Fund (comprising T. Rowe Price Index Trust,
Inc.), which are incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We
also consent to the references to us under the heading "Financial Highlights" in
the Prospectus and under the heading "Independent Accountants" in the Statement
of Additional Information.


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
April 30, 2001