Exhibit 23.2 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS To the Boards of Directors Lab Holdings, Inc. and LabOne, Inc. Shawnee Mission, Kansas: We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form S-4 of Lab Holdings, Inc. of our report dated March 8, 1999, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Lab Holdings, Inc. as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholder's equity, comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1998, and all related schedules, which report appears in the Lab Holdings, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K of Lab Holdings, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1998. We consent to the incorporation into the registration statement on Form S-4 of Lab Holdings, Inc. of our report dated January 29, 1999, except as to note 12, which is as of March 8, 1999, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of LabOne, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1998. s/KPMG LLP KPMG LLP Kansas City, Missouri April 12, 1999