No overhead costs will be avoided because the amount of in-house janitorial activity being contracted out is too marginal to affect overhead costs. Only the $2.63 per square feet of direct costs will be avoided, but $3.25 per square feet (the contractor's bid) in new costs will be incurred.
C.R. Bard (2011) â $184 Million Hernia Mesh Settlement In 2011, C.R. Bard paid $184 million to settle more than 2,600 lawsuits filed in a Rhode Island multidistrict litigation for their Kugel Hernia Mesh.
1 An inguinal hernia can be repaired through open surgery or laparoscopic surgery, according to the National Guideline Clearinghouse. 2  A recent study of more than 1.5 million hernia operations found that the average cost for an open hernia surgery ranged between $4,200 and $6,200. An umbilical hernia can also be repaired through laparoscopic or open surgery, which can cost an individual without insurance between $4,000 and $11,000.