8-K

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934

August 13, 2002
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(Date of earliest event reported)


LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


   DELAWARE                1-11353             13-3757370
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(State or other         (Commission          (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of         File Number)         Identification
incorporation)                                   Number)


358 SOUTH MAIN STREET, BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 27215
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(Address of principal executive offices)

336-229-1127
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information
         and Exhibits

  (c)   Exhibits:

99.1  - Certification of Chief Executive Officer and
        Chief Financial Officer of Laboratory Corporation
        of America Holdings, dated August 13, 2002, pursuant
        to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to
        Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


ITEM 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

        On August 13, 2002, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief
     Financial Officer of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
     furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission a personal
     certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant
     to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  A Copy of the
     certification is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
     Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings also furnished this
     certification as correspondence accompanying its Quarterly
     Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, which was
     filed with the Commission on August 13, 2002.



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.

          LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
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                        (Registrant)

               By:/s/ BRADFORD T. SMITH
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                      Bradford T. Smith
                      Executive Vice President
                      and Secretary



Date: August 13, 2002

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1


Written Statement of
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


     The undersigned, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial
Officer of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (the "Company"), each
hereby certifies that, to his knowledge on the date hereof:

     (a)  the Form 10-Q of the Company for the Period Ended
June 30, 2002 filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (b)  information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.


                           By:/s/THOMAS P. MAC MAHON
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                                 Thomas P. Mac Mahon
                                 Chief Executive Officer
                                 August 13, 2002



                          By:/s/WESLEY R. ELINGBURG
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                                Wesley R. Elingburg
                                Chief Financial Officer
                                August 13, 2002