How can i get data off my dead hdd

i dont want to be super long winded but here goes.  son was playing something computer froze upon restart get flashing ? folder.  after perusing all the stuff on here i poped my install disk in and got to the disk utillity.  i can intermittently see my internal drive but it shows it as media with a pic of the drive. clicking on it dose NOT give me the option to try first aid, or do pretty much anything to it.  i have since installed osx on my external to get me running for the time being.  so being on the phone with apple they said to take it in and have the hard drive replaced and its under warranty.  the kicker is, and i know im a dumb *** and i should have known better, i need data off the drive and have not backed up anything.  on the disk util i get some info it tells me its a sata drive, but it says total capicity is 0 bytes.  but i can see it. 
any thoughts will be appreciated.
scott

If it failed *that* badly, experts are needed to extract the platters and couple them with identical controllers.
If that sounds expensive, you are correct.  Could be 5 figures.

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