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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 24, 2007

Commission file number 001-12215

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
Three Giralda Farms
Madison, NJ 07940
973-520-2700

Delaware
(State of Incorporation)

16-1387862
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)


Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition.” On October 24, 2007, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated issued a press release announcing, among other things, its results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

c.     

Exhibit

 
  99.1     

Press release of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated dated October 24, 2007, announcing, among other things, its results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007.

 

Signature

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

 

  October 24, 2007
     
     
  QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
     
     
     
  By: /s/ Robert A. Hagemann
    Robert A. Hagemann
    Senior Vice President and Chief
    Financial Officer