How would you code for a physician's service when the physician is not directly providing

How would you code for a physician's service when the physician is not directly providing care to the patient, but has stayed in the hospital (when there is a likelihood that his/her services would be needed) to provide emergency obstetric services? In this case, the patient did not deliver within this physician's presence in the hospital. Would this be coded differently if the patient had delivered?

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CPT Knowledgebase - Jun 18, 2015