WellPoint Announces Appearances At Upcoming Conferences

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WellPoint, Inc. announced today that senior management is scheduled to appear at the following conferences:

Bear Stearns 18th Annual Healthcare Conference on September 12, 2005:

The presentation is expected to begin at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. All interested parties are invited to listen to the webcast of the presentation by visiting http://www.wellpoint.com and selecting the “Investor Info” link. A webcast replay will be available through September 26, 2005.

Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotech & Medtech Conference on September 14, 2005:

The presentation is expected to begin at 6:20 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. All interested parties are invited to listen to the webcast of the presentation by visiting http://www.wellpoint.com and selecting the “Investor Info” link. A webcast replay will be available through September 28, 2005.

To listen to the live webcasts, please visit WellPoint’s website at least 15 minutes early to download and install any necessary audio software. Individuals who listen to the webcasts will be presumed to have read WellPoint’s most recent filings with the SEC, including but not limited to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the reporting periods of 2005.

About WellPoint, Inc.

WellPoint, Inc. is the largest publicly traded commercial health benefits company in terms of membership in the United States. WellPoint, Inc. is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and serves its members as the Blue Cross licensee for California; the Blue Cross and Blue Shield licensee for Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri (excluding 30 counties in the Kansas City area), Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia (excluding the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.), Wisconsin; and through HealthLink and UniCare. Additional information about WellPoint is available at http://www.wellpoint.com .

WellPoint, Inc.

CONTACT: Investor Relations: Tami Durle, +1-317-488-6390, or Media: JamesKappel, +1-317-488-6400, both of WellPoint, Inc.

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