MacBook Pro 10,1 battery needs replaced

I have a Macbook Pro 10,1 15inch with Retina Display that is just over 12 months old.  It's been working great and now it's not holding a charge.  It says that it's at 77%, but when I click on the %, it states that the battery condition is "Replace Battery Now"  My cycle count for the battery is 178 which is well below the 1000 per the support page.  I haven't been able to get in touch with Apple Care, but it doesn't seem like the battery is accessible. 
I haven't had any problems, the battery hasn't run dead; recharge when I'm hoovering around 10%.  The most recent update was the Mavericks 10.9.3 but I'm thinking that is coincidence.  Any thoughts?  I've never had any problems where I've had to deal with Apple Care, any thoughts??

toby8myshoe,
you can call AppleCare directly.
Retina MacBook Pros have glued-in batteries; you’ll need to go to an Apple store or Apple-authorized service center, or send your MacBook Pro to Apple, to have your battery replaced. Your battery’s life will be maximized by starting to recharge it when it gets down to 20%; running it on battery below 20% will shorten the battery’s life.

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