Consent of Independent Accountants

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements  on  Form  S-8  (Nos.  333-43336,  333-80255,  333-72441,  333-69855,
333-48779,  333-48767,  333-48765,  333-27983,  333-04291,  33-64094,  33-64278,
33-93106) of Express Scripts,  Inc. of our report dated February 5, 2001, except
as to the first two  paragraphs  of Note 2 which are as of  February  22,  2001,
relating to the financial  statements and financial  statement  schedule,  which
appears in this Form 10-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
February 27, 2001