Can retina macbook pro ssd be upgraded in any way?

so can 13 inch models ssd be replaced with bigger storage option? are there any apple or third party replacements available? if yes then what is aproximate cost for each and how fast can replacement drive be(can it measure up to original) ?

For late 2013 MBPs, only Apple could do any repair in the situation that you describe.  Exactly how they would do it, I cannot answer with authority, but if the SSD was the only issue, I would think only that would be replaced, not the whole logic board.  The SSD is held in place by one T5 Toex screw.
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