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             Quest Diagnostics Incorporated and Subsidiaries
                  Consolidated Statements of Operations
     For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
           (in millions, except per share and percentage data)
                               (unaudited)

                                      Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
                                         September 30,       September 30,
                                         -------------       -------------
                                         2009      2008      2009      2008
                                         ----      ----      ----      ----

    Net revenues                       $1,897.2  $1,826.6  $5,607.0  $5,449.1

    Operating costs and expenses:
    Cost of services                    1,097.5   1,073.1   3,251.2   3,215.2
    Selling, general and
     administrative                       441.6     428.2   1,314.7   1,301.3
    Amortization of intangible
     assets                                 9.2       8.8      27.6      28.0
    Other operating expense
     (income), net                          0.6      (0.4)    (15.2)     (0.7)
                                            ---     -----    ------     -----

       Total operating costs and
        expenses                        1,548.9   1,509.7   4,578.3   4,543.8
                                        -------   -------   -------   -------

      Operating income                    348.3     316.9   1,028.7     905.3

  
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