Ease of Use. The number one benefit of using body wash over shower gels is neatness and ease of use. Soap can be slippery, can fall apart on you, and often leaves a lot of difficult to remove residue in your soap dish. It can also be difficult to lather soap to the point that you feel really clean.
Typical costs: 1  For patients not covered by health insurance, herniated disc surgery can cost between $20,000 and $50,000 or more, including the surgeon's fee, anesthesiologist and facility fee. 2  Herniated disc surgery typically is covered by health insurance if ordered by a doctor.
When combined with surgical costs, medications, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), rehabilitation and disability, the average spine surgery case approaches $100,000 or more. The direct costs are astronomical and may reach as high as $169,000 for a lumbar fusion and $112,000 for a cervical fusion.