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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000947871-19-000415
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190603
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190603
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190603

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001022079
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MEDICAL LABORATORIES [8071]
		IRS NUMBER:				161387862
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12215
		FILM NUMBER:		19872067

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 PLAZA DRIVE
		CITY:			SECAUCUS
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07094
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9735202700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 PLAZA DRIVE
		CITY:			SECAUCUS
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07094

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CORNING CLINICAL LABORATORIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960903
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        <div style="text-align: justify; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">On May 14, 2019, American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), a billing collections vendor, notified Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (&#8220;Quest Diagnostics&#8221;) and
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                    <div><font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">between August 1, 2018 and March 30, 2019 an unauthorized user had access to AMCA&#8217;s system that contained information that AMCA had received from various entities, including
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                    <div><font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">the information on AMCA&#8217;s affected system included financial information (<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: italic;">e.g</font>., credit card
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                    <div><font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">as of May 31, 2019, AMCA believes that the number of Quest Diagnostics patients whose information was contained on AMCA&#8217;s affected system was approximately 11.9 million
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                    <div><font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">AMCA has been in contact with law enforcement regarding the incident.</font></div>
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