Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Miller Joan Elizabeth
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/17/2007		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC [DGX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1290 WALL STREET WEST		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr.VP,Pathology,Hospital Serv.
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LYNDHURST, NJ 07071		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 54,700
D
 
Common Stock 16,569
I
401(k)/SDCP (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) 02/21/2002 02/21/2011 Common Stock 9,200 $ 26.075 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) 02/27/2003 02/27/2012 Common Stock 18,400 $ 35.5325 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) 02/13/2004 02/13/2013 Common Stock 18,400 $ 24.76 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) 10/14/2004 10/14/2013 Common Stock 5,800 $ 30.3425 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) 02/19/2005 02/19/2014 Common Stock 36,000 $ 40.4275 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) 02/22/2006(2) 02/22/2012 Common Stock 26,666 $ 48.74 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) 02/15/2007(3) 02/15/2013 Common Stock 33,334 $ 52.235 D  
Stock option (right to buy) 02/12/2008(4) 02/12/2014 Common Stock 36,667 $ 52.245 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) 08/16/2008(5) 08/16/2014 Common Stock 20,000 $ 53.19 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Miller Joan Elizabeth
1290 WALL STREET WEST
LYNDHURST, NJ 07071		       Sr.VP,Pathology,Hospital Serv.  

Signatures

Leo C. Farrenkopf, Jr. atty-in-fact for Joan Elizabeth Miller 08/21/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These underlying shares were acquired on a periodic basis by the trustees of the Company's Profit Sharing (401(k)) and Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plans. The information was obtained from the plan administrators as of a recent date. The number of shares is based on the account balance of the Company's stock fund under the Plans (which include some money market instruments), divided by the market price of the Company's stock as of that date.
(2) The stock option, which was granted on 2/22/2005, vests in three equal annual installments, beginning on the anniversary date of the grant.
(3) The stock option, which was granted on 2/15/2006, vests in thee equal annual installments, beginning on the anniversary date of the grant.
(4) The stock option, which was granted on 2/12/2007, vests in three equal annual installments, beginning on the anniversary date of the grant.
(5) The stock option, which was granted on 8/16/2007, vests in three equal annual installments, beginning on the anniversary date of the grant.

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