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 *
  DEPPE MICHAEL J
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2019		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC [DGX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
500 PLAZA DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP, Corp. Controller & CAO
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SECAUCUS, NJ 07094		 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 23,558
D
 
401(k) 615 (1)
I
401(k)

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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
Non-Qualifed Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 02/10/2020 Common Stock 5,000 $ 55.65 D  
Non-Qualifed Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 02/15/2021 Common Stock 4,750 $ 56.82 D  
Non-Qualifed Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 02/19/2028 Common Stock 5,515 $ 103.57 D  
Non-Qualifed Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 02/18/2029 Common Stock 7,021 $ 86.63 D  
Non-Qualifed Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 02/21/2027 Common Stock 6,261 $ 95.795 D  
Non-Qualifed Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 02/25/2023 Common Stock 6,371 $ 56.12 D  
Non-Qualifed Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 02/25/2026 Common Stock 10,120 $ 66.51 D  
Non-Qualifed Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 02/22/2022 Common Stock 5,700 $ 57.605 D  
Non-Qualifed Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 02/23/2025 Common Stock 8,635 $ 71.17 D  
Non-Qualifed Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 02/13/2024 Common Stock 9,126 $ 52.165 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
DEPPE MICHAEL J
500 PLAZA DRIVE
SECAUCUS, NJ 07094		       VP, Corp. Controller & CAO  

Signatures

William J. O'Shaughnessy, Jr. Attorney in Fact for Michael J. Deppe 04/03/2019
**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 trustee of the Company's tax qualified Profit Sharing (401(k)) Plan. The information was obtained from the plan administrator as of a current date. The number of shares is based on the account balance of the Company stock fund under the Plan (which includes some money market instruments) divided by the market price of the Company's stock as of that date.
(2) The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first annual anniversary of the grant date.

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