I got water into the outside (and possibly the inside joint)

So I had my Macbook Pro on a table opened at about a 120 degree angle and water spilled behind it and I saw a little come in the inside joint. I tried turning on and it started the fan. I turned it off afterwords. It is now sitting like a teepee on top of a towel. I tried once again turing it on but the fan started so I turned it off. Right now it is sitting in some rice.  Any help? Price estimates if I need to get it repaired would be appreciated.

Ouch, thats the worst thing you could do,......... when water comes in the back, and rests in the fan blades, when its turned on it throws liquid thru the logic board like a sprinkler system. Ouch.
dont continue make the mistake many do, they turn it back on, the liquid migrates here and there, damage compounds.
A damage leads to B, leads to C, and damage snowballs (seen it often).
Like forcing a man with a bad twisted ankle to run, eventually he rips a muscle and then breaks a leg.
.....turning back on a computer after such an incident is analogous to doing same. 
Make appt. for Apple diagnostic/ repair.

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